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Analysis and Improvement of an Efficient Controlled Quantum Secure Direct Communication and Authentication Protocol

Jifeng Zhong^1,*, Zhihao Liu^2,3,*, Juan Xu⁴

1 Navigation College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
2 School of Computer Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
3 Key Laboratory of Computer Network and Information Integration, Southeast University, Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 211189, China.
4 Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L3G1.

* Corresponding Authors: Jifeng Zhong. Email: ;
  Zhihao Liu. Email: .