A Note on Non-Interactive Key Exchange from Code Equivalence

Lindsey Knowles; Edoardo Persichetti; Tovohery Randrianarisoa; Paolo Santini

Paper 2021/1653

A Note on Non-Interactive Key Exchange from Code Equivalence

Lindsey Knowles, Edoardo Persichetti, Tovohery Randrianarisoa, and Paolo Santini

Abstract

A recent paper by Zhang and Zhang claims to construct the first code-based non-interactive key exchange protocol, using a modified version of the Code Equivalence problem. We explain why this approach is flawed, and consequently debunk this claim. A simple Magma script confirms our results.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Publication info: Preprint. MINOR revision.
Keywords: Code Equivalence Key Exchange
Contact author(s): epersichetti @ fau edu
History: 2021-12-17: received
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2021/1653
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2021/1653,
      author = {Lindsey Knowles and Edoardo Persichetti and Tovohery Randrianarisoa and Paolo Santini},
      title = {A Note on Non-Interactive Key Exchange from Code Equivalence},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2021/1653},
      year = {2021},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/1653}
}