Oblivious Transfer Based on the McEliece Assumptions with Unconditional Security for the Sender

  • Bernardo M. David UnB
  • Anderson C. A. Nascimento UnB
  • Rodrigo B. Nogueira UnB

Resumo


In this paper we propose the first code-based oblivious transfer protocol with perfect (unconditional) security for one of the parties. To obtain this result we show that the McEliece cryptosystem is rerandomizable, a property that might be of independent interest.

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DAVID, Bernardo M.; NASCIMENTO, Anderson C. A.; NOGUEIRA, Rodrigo B.. Oblivious Transfer Based on the McEliece Assumptions with Unconditional Security for the Sender. In: SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE SEGURANÇA DA INFORMAÇÃO E DE SISTEMAS COMPUTACIONAIS (SBSEG), 10. , 2010, Fortaleza. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2010 . p. 147-156. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbseg.2010.20584.

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