Fast Proxy Re-Encryption for Publish/Subscribe Systems

Abstract

We develop two IND-CPA-secure multihop unidirectional Proxy Re-Encryption (PRE) schemes by applying the Ring-LWE (RLWE) key switching approach from the homomorphic encryption literature. Unidirectional PRE is ideal for secure publish-subscribe operations where a publisher encrypts information using a public key without knowing upfront who the subscriber will be and what private key will be used for decryption. The proposed PRE schemes provide a multihop capability, meaning that when PRE-encrypted information is published onto a PRE-enabled server, the server can either delegate access to specific clients or enable other servers the right to delegate access. Our first scheme (which we call NTRU-ABD-PRE) is based on a variant of the NTRU-RLWE homomorphic encryption scheme. Our second and main PRE scheme (which we call BV-PRE) is built on top of the Brakerski-Vaikuntanathan (BV) homomorphic encryption scheme and relies solely on the RLWE assumption.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 20, 2017
Source ID
10.1145/3128607

Entities

People

  • Gyana Sahu
  • Kurt Rohloff
  • Vinod Vaikuntanathan
  • Yuriy S Polyakov

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • National Science Foundation
  • National Security Agency
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • Office of the Director of National Intelligence
  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Mathematics

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