Paper 2011/493
From Point Obfuscation To 3-round Zero-Knowledge
Nir Bitansky and Omer Paneth
Abstract
We construct 3-round proofs and arguments with negligible soundness error satisfying two relaxed notions of {\em zero-knowledge}: {\em Weak ZK} and {\em witness hiding} (WH). At the heart of our constructions lie new techniques based on {\em point obfuscation with auxiliary input} (AIPO). It is known that such protocols cannot be proven secure using black-box reductions (or simulation). Our constructions circumvent these lower bounds, utilizing AIPO (and extensions) as the ``non-black-box component" in the security reduction. We also investigate the relation between AIPO and the assumptions previously used to achieve 3-round ZK.
Metadata
- Available format(s)
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PDF
- Category
- Cryptographic protocols
- Publication info
- Published elsewhere. Unknown where it was published
- Keywords
- Zero-KnowledgeObfuscationPoint ObfuscationWitness-Hiding
- Contact author(s)
- omer @ bu edu
- History
- 2011-09-21: revised
- 2011-09-13: received
- See all versions
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2011/493
- License
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CC BY
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2011/493,
author = {Nir Bitansky and Omer Paneth},
title = {From Point Obfuscation To 3-round Zero-Knowledge},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2011/493},
year = {2011},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2011/493}
}
