[Resource Topic] 2018/038: On the Message Complexity of Secure Multiparty Computation

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Title:
On the Message Complexity of Secure Multiparty Computation

Authors: Yuval Ishai, Manika Mittal, Rafail Ostrovsky

Abstract:

We study the minimal number of point-to-point messages required for general secure multiparty computation (MPC) in the setting of computational security against semi-honest, static adversaries who may corrupt an arbitrary number of parties. We show that for functionalities that take inputs from n parties and deliver outputs to k parties, 2n+k-3 messages are necessary and sufficient. The negative result holds even when given access to an arbitrary correlated randomness setup. The positive result can be based on any 2-round MPC protocol (which can in turn can be based on 2-message oblivious transfer), or on a one-way function given a correlated randomness setup.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/038

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