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Title:
PERK: Compact Signature Scheme Based on a New Variant of the Permuted Kernel Problem
Authors: Slim Bettaieb, Loïc Bidoux, Victor Dyseryn, Andre Esser, Philippe Gaborit, Mukul Kulkarni, Marco Palumbi
Abstract:In this work we introduce PERK a compact digital signature scheme based on the hardness of a new variant of the Permuted Kernel Problem (PKP). PERK achieves the smallest signature sizes for any PKP-based scheme for NIST category I security with 6 kB, while obtaining competitive signing and verification timings. PERK also compares well with the general state-of-the-art. To substantiate those claims we provide an optimized constant-time AVX2 implementation, a detailed performance analysis and different size-performance trade-offs.
Technically our scheme is based on a Zero-Knowledge Proof of Knowledge following the MPC-in-the-Head paradigm and employing the Fiat-Shamir transform. We provide comprehensive security proofs, ensuring EUF-CMA security for PERK in the random oracle model. The efficiency of PERK greatly stems from our particular choice of PKP variant which allows for an application of the challenge-space amplification technique due to Bidoux-Gaborit (C2SI 2023).
Our second main contribution is an in-depth study of the hardness of the introduced problem variant. First, we establish a link between the hardness of our problem variant and the hardness of standard PKP. Then, we initiate an in-depth study of the concrete complexity to solve our variant. We present a novel algorithm which outperforms previous approaches for certain parameter regimes. However, the proximity of our problem variant to the standard variant can be controlled via a specific parameter. This enables us to effectively safeguard against our new attack and potential future extensions by a choice of parameters that ensures only a slight variation from standard PKP.
ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/748
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