SIGNITC: Supersingular Isogeny Graph Non-Interactive Timed Commitments

Knud Ahrens

Paper 2024/1225

SIGNITC: Supersingular Isogeny Graph Non-Interactive Timed Commitments

Knud Ahrens, University of Passau

Abstract

Non-Interactive Timed Commitment schemes (NITC) allow to open any commitment after a specified delay $t_{\mathrm{fd}}$. This is useful for sealed bid auctions and as primitive for more complex protocols. We present the first NITC without repeated squaring or theoretical black box algorithms like NIZK proofs or one-way functions. It has fast verification, almost arbitrary delay and satisfies IND-CCA hiding and perfect binding. Our protocol is based on isogenies between supersingular elliptic curves making it presumably quantum secure, and all algorithms have been implemented as part of SQISign or other well-known isogeny-based cryptosystems. Additionally, it needs no trusted setup and can use known primes for SIKE or SQISign.

Note: Revision 1: Minor changes to algorithms for commitment generation and decommitment verification to improve speed.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Category: Public-key cryptography
Publication info: Preprint.
Keywords: non-interactive timed commitments post-quantum isogeny walks Deuring correspondence
Contact author(s): knud ahrens @ uni-passau de
History: 2024-10-21: revised; 2024-07-31: received; See all versions
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2024/1225
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2024/1225,
      author = {Knud Ahrens},
      title = {{SIGNITC}: Supersingular Isogeny Graph Non-Interactive Timed Commitments},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2024/1225},
      year = {2024},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/1225}
}