Public-Key Generation with Verifiable Randomness

Olivier Blazy, Patrick Towa, Damien Vergnaud

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Abstract

We revisit the problem of proving that a user algorithm selected and correctly used a truly random seed in the generation of her cryptographic key. A first approach was proposed in 2002 by Juels and Guajardo for the validation of RSA secret keys. We present a new security model and general tools to efficiently prove that a private key was generated at random according to a prescribed process, without revealing any further information about the private key. We give a generic protocol for all key-generation algorithms based on probabilistic circuits and prove its security. We also propose a new protocol for factoring-based cryptography that we prove secure in the aforementioned model. This latter relies on a new efficient zero-knowledge argument for the double discrete logarithm problem that achieves an exponential improvement in communication complexity compared to the state of the art, and is of independent interest.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Cryptology – ASIACRYPT 2020 - 26th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, 2020, Proceedings
EditorsShiho Moriai, Huaxiong Wang
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages97-127
Number of pages31
ISBN (Print)9783030648367
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event26th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2020 - Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 7 Dec 202011 Dec 2020

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12491 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference26th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2020
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityDaejeon
Period7/12/2011/12/20

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