Concurrent Zero-Knowledge : With Additional Background by Oded Goldreich Hardback
by Alon Rosen
Part of the Information Security and Cryptography series
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Zero-knowledge proofs are fascinating and extremely useful constructs.
Their fascinating nature is due to their seemingly contradictory de?nition; ze- knowledge proofs are convincing and yet yield nothing beyond the validity of the assertion being proved.
Their applicability in the domain of cryptography is vast; they are typically used to force malicious parties to behave according to a predetermined protocol.
In addition to their direct applicability in cr- tography, zero-knowledge proofs serve as a good benchmark for the study of variousproblemsregardingcryptographicprotocols(e.g.,“securecomposition of protocols”).
A fundamental question regarding zero-knowledge protocols refers to the preservation of security (i.e., of the zero-knowledge feature) when many - stances are executed concurrently, and in particular under a purely as- chronous model.
The practical importance of this question, in the days of extensive Internet communication, seems clear.
It turned out that this qu- tion is also very interesting from a theoretical point of view.
In particular, this question served as a benchmark for the study of the security of concurrent executions of protocols and led to the development of techniques for coping with the problems that arise in that setting.
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- Pages:184 pages, XIV, 184 p.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:21/08/2006
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- ISBN:9783540329381
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:184 pages, XIV, 184 p.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:21/08/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9783540329381
