  This paper investigates a new information reconciliation method for quantum
key distribution in the case where two parties exchange key in the presence of
a malevolent eavesdropper. We have observed that reconciliation is a special
case of channel coding and for that existing techniques can be adapted for
reconciliation. We describe an explicit reconciliation method based on Turbo
codes. We believe that the proposed method can improve the efficiency of
quantum key distribution protocols based on discrete quantum states.
