[Resource Topic] 2023/1155: Secure Function Extensions to Additively Homomorphic Cryptosystems

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Title:
Secure Function Extensions to Additively Homomorphic Cryptosystems

Authors: Mounika Pratapa, Aleksander Essex

Abstract:

The number-theoretic literature has long studied the question of distributions of sequences of quadratic residue symbols modulo a prime number. In this paper, we present an efficient algorithm for generating primes containing chosen sequences of quadratic residue symbols and use it as the basis of a method extending the functionality of additively homomorphic cryptosystems.

We present an algorithm for encoding a chosen Boolean function into the public key and an efficient two-party protocol for evaluating this function on an encrypted sum. We demonstrate concrete parameters for secure function evaluation on encrypted sums up to eight bits at standard key sizes in the integer factorization setting. Although the approach is limited to applications involving small sums, it is a practical way to extend the functionality of existing secure protocols built on partially homomorphic encryption schemes.

ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1155

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