title: Quantum correlations and secret bits.
abstract: It is shown that (i) all entangled states can be mapped by single-copy measurements into probability distributions containing secret correlations, and (ii) if a probability distribution obtained from a quantum state contains secret correlations, then this state has to be entangled. These results prove the existence of a two-way connection between secret and quantum correlations in the process of preparation. They also imply that either it is possible to map any bound entangled state into a distillable probability distribution or bipartite bound information exists.
authors.affiliation: ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Jordi Girona 29, Edifici Nexus II, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acín
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gisin