DAG- Σ: A DAG-Based Sigma Protocol for Relations in CNF

  • Gongxian Zeng
  • , Junzuo Lai
  • , Zhengan Huang*
  • , Yu Wang
  • , Zhiming Zheng
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

At CRYPTO 1994, Cramer, Damgård and Schoenmakers proposed a general method to construct proofs of knowledge (PoKs), especially for k-out-of-n partial knowledge, of which relations can be expressed in disjunctive normal form (DNF). Since then, proofs of k-out-of-n partial knowledge have attracted much attention and some efficient constructions have been proposed. However, many practical scenarios require efficient PoK protocols for partial knowledge in other forms. In this paper, we mainly focus on PoK protocols for k-conjunctive normal form (k-CNF) relations, which have n statements and can be expressed as follows: (i) k statements constitute a clause via “OR” operations, and (ii) the relation consists of multiple clauses via “AND” operations. We propose an alternative Sigma protocol (called DAG- Σ protocol) for k-CNF relations (in the discrete logarithm setting), by converting these relations to directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). Our DAG- Σ protocol achieves less communication cost and smaller computational overhead compared with Cramer et al.’s general method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Cryptology – ASIACRYPT 2022 - 28th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, Proceedings
EditorsShweta Agrawal, Dongdai Lin
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages340-370
Number of pages31
ISBN (Print)9783031229657
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event28th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2022 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 5 Dec 20229 Dec 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume13792 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference28th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2022
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityTaipei
Period5/12/229/12/22

Keywords

  • Conjunctive normal form
  • Directed acyclic graph
  • Disjunctive normal form
  • Proof of partial knowledge
  • Sigma protocol

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