Presentation 2015-03-02
On the Limit of Security Proof for Homomorphic Encryption
Daiki TAKAHASHI, Shingo HASEGAWA, Shuji ISOBE, Eisuke KOIZUMI, Hiroki SHIZUYA,
PDF Download Page PDF download Page Link
Abstract(in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Abstract(in English) In this paper, we explore on the limitation of security proofs for homomorphic encryptions. We consider the computational complexity for verifying the validity of the plaintext-ciphertext pairs, that is, on any given pair (b, c), to determine whether or not c is a ciphertext of the plaintext b. We show that for any homomorphic encryption scheme, if the complexity of its verification problem is characterized by the classes in the low hierarchy within NP, then the scheme cannot be proven to be secure beyond the low hierarchy classes via reduction proofs. We also discuss the case where the complexity of the verification problem is characterized by SZK, the class of languages that have statistical zero-knowledge proofs, and show that the limitation of the security proofs is characterized by some intermediate class between SZK and AM ∩ coAM.
Keyword(in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Keyword(in English) homomorphic encryption / security proof / low hierarchy / statistical zero-knowledge
Paper # IT2014-67,ISEC2014-80,WBS2014-59
Date of Issue

Conference Information
Committee ISEC
Conference Date 2015/2/23(1days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English)
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English)
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Assistant

Paper Information
Registration To Information Security (ISEC)
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Sub Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Title (in English) On the Limit of Security Proof for Homomorphic Encryption
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) homomorphic encryption
Keyword(2) security proof
Keyword(3) low hierarchy
Keyword(4) statistical zero-knowledge
1st Author's Name Daiki TAKAHASHI
1st Author's Affiliation Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University()
2nd Author's Name Shingo HASEGAWA
2nd Author's Affiliation Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
3rd Author's Name Shuji ISOBE
3rd Author's Affiliation Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
4th Author's Name Eisuke KOIZUMI
4th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
5th Author's Name Hiroki SHIZUYA
5th Author's Affiliation Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
Date 2015-03-02
Paper # IT2014-67,ISEC2014-80,WBS2014-59
Volume (vol) vol.114
Number (no) 471
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 6
Date of Issue