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Public-Key Encryption with Quantum Keys

Barooti, Khashayar  
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Grilo, Alex B.
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Hugucnin-Dumittan, Lois
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Rothblum, G
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Wee, H
January 1, 2023
Theory Of Cryptography, Tcc 2023, Pt Iv
21st International Conference on Theory of Cryptography (TCC)

In the framework of Impagliazzo's five worlds, a distinction is often made between two worlds, one where public-key encryption exists (Cryptomania), and one in which only one-way functions exist (MiniCrypt). However, the boundaries between these worlds can change when quantum information is taken into account. Recent work has shown that quantum variants of oblivious transfer and multi-party computation, both primitives that are classically in Cryptomania, can be constructed from one-way functions, placing them in the realm of quantumMiniCrypt (the so-called MiniQCrypt). This naturally raises the following question: Is it possible to construct a quantum variant of public-key encryption, which is at the heart of Cryptomania, from one-way functions or potentially weaker assumptions?|In this work, we initiate the formal study of the notion of quantum public-key encryption (qPKE), i.e., public-key encryption where keys are allowed to be quantum states. We propose new definitions of security and several constructions of qPKE based on the existence of one-way functions (OWF), or even weaker assumptions, such as pseudorandom function-like states (PRFS) and pseudorandom function-like states with proof of destruction (PRFSPD). Finally, to give a tight characterization of this primitive, we show that computational assumptions are necessary to build quantum public-key encryption. That is, we give a self-contained proof that no quantum public-key encryption scheme can provide information-theoretic security.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-48624-1_8
Web of Science ID

WOS:001160733700008

Author(s)
Barooti, Khashayar  
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Grilo, Alex B.
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Hugucnin-Dumittan, Lois
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Malavolta, Giulio
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Sattath, Or
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Vu, Quoc-Huy
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Walter, Michael
Editors
Rothblum, G
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Wee, H
Date Issued

2023-01-01

Publisher

Springer International Publishing Ag

Publisher place

Cham

Published in
Theory Of Cryptography, Tcc 2023, Pt Iv
ISBN of the book

978-3-031-48623-4

978-3-031-48624-1

Volume

14372

Start page

198

End page

227

Subjects

Technology

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Physical Sciences

Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
LASEC  
Event nameEvent placeEvent date
21st International Conference on Theory of Cryptography (TCC)

Taipei, TAIWAN

NOV 29-DEC 02, 2023

FunderGrant Number

ANR JCJC TCS-NISQ

ANR-22-CE47-0004

PEPR integrated project part of Plan France 2030

EPiQ ANR-22-PETQ-0007

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

16KISK038

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March 18, 2024
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