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Advanced materials research

Secure Distributed Computation in the Exponent

Hong Wang, Wei Shi

Published Mar 1, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

A secure multi-party computation problem deals with computing a function on any input, in a distributed network, ensuring that no more information is revealed to a player in the computation. New protocols are developed for the following interesting variation on a typical problem of secure multi-party computation: Given secrets shared among a group of players, compute the function value of basic computations, such as interpolation, addition, multiplication or inversion, in the exponent. The protocols can be proven robust and secure in standard computation models.

DOI
10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.217-218.994

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Secure multi-party computing, also called "secure function evaluation", has been extensively studied in classical cryptography. We consider the extension of this task to computation with quantum inputs and circuits. Our protocols are information-theoretically secure, i.e. no assumptions are made on the computational power of the adversary. For the weaker task of verifiable quantum secret sharing, we give a protocol which tolerates any t < n/4 cheating parties (out of n). This is shown to be optimal. We use this new tool to show how to perform any multi-party quantum computation as long as the number of dishonest players is less than n/6.
Multi-party computing, also called secure function evaluation, has been extensively studied in classical cryptography. We consider the extension of this task to computation with quantum inputs and circuits. Our protocols are information-theoretically secure, i.e. no assumptions are made on the computational power of the adversary. For the slightly weaker task of verifiable quantum secret sharing, we give a protocol which tolerates any t < n/4 cheating parties (out of n). This is shown to be optimal. We use this new tool to show how to perform any multi-party quantum computation as long as the number of dishonest players is less than n/6.
Considering constant-round protocols for generating random shared values, for secure multiplication and for addition of shared values, etc are available and can be met by known techniques in all standard models of communication. Protocols are presented allowing the players to securely solve standard computational problems in linear algebra. In particular, securely, efficiently and in constant-round compute determinant of matrices product, rank of a matrix, and determine similarity between matrices. If the basic protocols (addition and multiplication, etc) are unconditionally secure, then so are our protocols. Furthermore our protocols offer more efficient solutions than previous techniques for secure linear algebra.
In this paper, the problem of secure two-party multiplication of shared secrets is considered, and it is one of problems of secure multi-party computation, where the policy for the shared secrets is based on polynomial interpolation. Firstly, a secure two-party protocol for polynomial multiplication is presented. Secondly, based on the first protocol, a protocol for secure two-party multiplication of shared secrets for semi-honest model is proposed, which is employed to multiply two shared secrets without revealing the private information of two parties. Furthermore, based on the definition of secure two-party computation and Composition Theorem, the proofs of security and analysis of the correctness and the complexity of our two protocols are given.