[Resource Topic] 2018/1177: Excalibur Key-Generation Protocols For DAG Hierarchic Decryption

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Title:
Excalibur Key-Generation Protocols For DAG Hierarchic Decryption

Authors: Louis Goubin, Geraldine Monsalve, Juan Reutter, Francisco Vial Prado

Abstract:

Public-key cryptography applications often require structuring decryption rights according to some hierarchy. This is typically addressed with re-encryption procedures or relying on trusted parties, in order to avoid secret-key transfers and leakages. Using a novel approach, Goubin and Vial-Prado (2016) take advantage of the Multikey FHE-NTRU encryption scheme to establish decryption rights at key-generation time, thus preventing leakage of all secrets involved (even by powerful key-holders). Their algorithms are intended for two parties, and can be composed to form chains of users with inherited decryption rights. In this article, we provide new protocols for generating Excalibur keys under any DAG-like hierarchy, and present formal proofs of security against semi-honest adversaries. Our protocols are compatible with the homomorphic properties of FHE-NTRU, and the base case of our security proofs may be regarded as a more formal, simulation-based proof of said work.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/1177

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