Excalibur Key-Generation Protocols For DAG Hierarchic Decryption

Paper 2018/1177

Excalibur Key-Generation Protocols For DAG Hierarchic Decryption

Louis Goubin, Geraldine Monsalve, Juan Reutter, and 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.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Publication info: Published elsewhere. Minor revision. The 21st Annual International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology (ICISC 2018)
Keywords: public key cryptography multiparty computation fully homomorphic encryption
Contact author(s): fovial @ uc cl
History: 2018-12-03: received
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2018/1177
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2018/1177,
      author = {Louis Goubin and Geraldine Monsalve and Juan Reutter and Francisco Vial Prado},
      title = {Excalibur Key-Generation Protocols For {DAG} Hierarchic Decryption},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2018/1177},
      year = {2018},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/1177}
}