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Practical distributed signatures in the standard model

  • Yujue Wang
  • , Duncan S. Wong
  • , Qianhong Wu
  • , Sherman S. M. Chow
  • , Bo Qin
  • , Jianwei Liu

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

Abstract

A distributed signature scheme allows participants in a qualified set to jointly generate a signature which cannot be forged even when all the unqualified participants collude together. In this paper, we propose an efficient scheme for any monotone access structure and show its unforgeability and robustness under the computational Diffie-Hellman (CDH) assumption in the standard model. For 112-bit security, its secret key shares and signature fragments are as short as 255 bits and 510 bits, which are shorter than existing schemes assuming random oracle. We then propose two extensions. The first one allows new participants to dynamically join the system without any help from the dealer. The second one supports a type of multipartite access structures, where the participant set is divided into multiple disjoint groups, and each group is bounded so that a distributed signature cannot be generated unless a pre-defined number of participants from multiple groups work together. © 2014 Springer International Publishing.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTopics in Cryptology, CT-RSA 2014
Subtitle of host publicationThe Cryptographer's Track at the RSA Conference 2014, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages307-326
Volume8366 LNCS
ISBN (Print)9783319048512
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event2014 Conference on Cryptographer's Track at the RSA, CT-RSA 2014 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 25 Feb 201428 Feb 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8366 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2014 Conference on Cryptographer's Track at the RSA, CT-RSA 2014
PlaceUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period25/02/1428/02/14

Research Keywords

  • Distributed signature
  • monotone span program
  • multipartite access structure
  • secret sharing
  • standard model
  • threshold signature

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