Multi-dimensional multiplexing optical secret sharing framework with cascaded liquid crystal holograms

Secret sharing is a promising technology for information encryption by splitting the secret information into different shares.However,the traditional scheme suffers from information leakage in decryption process since the amount of available information channels is limited.Herein,we propose and demonstrate an optical secret sharing framework based on the multi-dimensional multiplexing liquid crystal(LC)holograms.The LC holograms are used as spatially separated shares to carry secret images.The polarization of the incident light and the distance between different shares are served as secret keys,which can significantly improve the information security and capacity.Besides,the decryption condition is also restricted by the applied external voltage due to the variant diffraction efficiency,which further increases the information security.In implementation,an artificial neural network(ANN)model is developed to carefully design the phase distribution of each LC hologram.With the advantage of high security,high capacity and simple configuration,our optical secret sharing framework has great potentials in optical encryption and dynamic holographic display.

Cryptanalysis of efficient semi-quantum secret sharing protocol using single particles

In paper[Chin.Phys.B 32070308(2023)],Xing et al.proposed a semi-quantum secret sharing protocol by using single particles.We study the security of the proposed protocol and find that it is not secure,that is,the three dishonest agents,Bob,Charlie and Emily can collude to obtain Alice's secret without the help of David.

A New Double Layer Multi-Secret Sharing Scheme

Cryptography is deemed to be the optimum strategy to secure the data privacy in which the data is encoded ahead of time before sharing it.Visual Secret Sharing(VSS)is an encryption method in which the secret message is split into at least two trivial images called’shares’to cover it.However,such message are always targeted by hackers or dishonest members who attempt to decrypt the message.This can be avoided by not uncovering the secret message without the universal share when it is presented and is typically taken care of,by the trusted party.Hence,in this paper,an optimal and secure double-layered secret image sharing scheme is proposed.The proposed share creation process contains two layers such as threshold-based secret sharing in the first layer and universal share based secret sharing in the second layer.In first layer,Genetic Algorithm(GA)is applied to find the optimal threshold value based on the randomness of the created shares.Then,in the second layer,a novel design of universal share-based secret share creation method is proposed.Finally,Opposition Whale Optimization Algorithm(OWOA)-based optimal key was generated for rectange block cipher to secure each share.This helped in producing high quality reconstruction images.The researcher achieved average experimental outcomes in terms of PSNR and MSE values equal to 55.154225 and 0.79365625 respectively.The average PSNRwas less(49.134475)and average MSE was high(1)in case of existing methods.

Verifiable quantum secret sharing scheme based on orthogonal product states

In the domain of quantum cryptography,the implementation of quantum secret sharing stands as a pivotal element.In this paper,we propose a novel verifiable quantum secret sharing protocol using the d-dimensional product state and Lagrange interpolation techniques.This protocol is initiated by the dealer Alice,who initially prepares a quantum product state,selected from a predefined set of orthogonal product states within the C~d■C~d framework.Subsequently,the participants execute unitary operations on this product state to recover the underlying secret.Furthermore,we subject the protocol to a rigorous security analysis,considering both eavesdropping attacks and potential dishonesty from the participants.Finally,we conduct a comparative analysis of our protocol against existing schemes.Our scheme exhibits economies of scale by exclusively employing quantum product states,thereby realizing significant cost-efficiency advantages.In terms of access structure,we adopt a(t, n)-threshold architecture,a strategic choice that augments the protocol's practicality and suitability for diverse applications.Furthermore,our protocol includes a rigorous integrity verification mechanism to ensure the honesty and reliability of the participants throughout the execution of the protocol.

Blockchain-Based Key Management Scheme Using Rational Secret Sharing

Traditional blockchain key management schemes store private keys in the same location,which can easily lead to security issues such as a single point of failure.Therefore,decentralized threshold key management schemes have become a research focus for blockchain private key protection.The security of private keys for blockchain user wallet is highly related to user identity authentication and digital asset security.The threshold blockchain private key management schemes based on verifiable secret sharing have made some progress,but these schemes do not consider participants’self-interested behavior,and require trusted nodes to keep private key fragments,resulting in a narrow application scope and low deployment efficiency,which cannot meet the needs of personal wallet private key escrow and recovery in public blockchains.We design a private key management scheme based on rational secret sharing that considers the self-interest of participants in secret sharing protocols,and constrains the behavior of rational participants through reasonable mechanism design,making it more suitable in distributed scenarios such as the public blockchain.The proposed scheme achieves the escrow and recovery of personal wallet private keys without the participation of trusted nodes,and simulate its implementation on smart contracts.Compared to other existing threshold wallet solutions and keymanagement schemes based on password-protected secret sharing(PPSS),the proposed scheme has a wide range of applications,verifiable private key recovery,low communication overhead,higher computational efficiency when users perform one-time multi-key escrow,no need for trusted nodes,and personal rational constraints and anti-collusion attack capabilities.

Improvement and security analysis of multi-ring discrete modulation continuous variable quantum secret sharing scheme

In order to avoid the complexity of Gaussian modulation and the problem that the traditional point-to-point communication DM-CVQKD protocol cannot meet the demand for multi-user key sharing at the same time, we propose a multi-ring discrete modulation continuous variable quantum key sharing scheme(MR-DM-CVQSS). In this paper, we primarily compare single-ring and multi-ring M-symbol amplitude and phase-shift keying modulations. We analyze their asymptotic key rates against collective attacks and consider the security key rates under finite-size effects. Leveraging the characteristics of discrete modulation, we improve the quantum secret sharing scheme. Non-dealer participants only require simple phase shifters to complete quantum secret sharing. We also provide the general design of the MR-DM-CVQSS protocol.We conduct a comprehensive analysis of the improved protocol's performance, confirming that the enhancement through multi-ring M-PSK allows for longer-distance quantum key distribution. Additionally, it reduces the deployment complexity of the system, thereby increasing the practical value.

A verifiable essential secret image sharing scheme based on HLRs(VESIS-(t,s,k,n))

In traditional secret image sharing schemes,a secret image is shared among shareholders who have the same position.But if the shareholders have two different positions,essential and non‐essential,it is necessary to use essential secret image sharing schemes.In this article,a verifiable essential secret image sharing scheme based on HLRs is proposed.Shareholder's share consists of two parts.The first part is produced by the shareholders,which prevents the fraud of dealers.The second part is a shadow image that is produced by using HLRs and the first part of share.The verification of the first part of the shares is done for the first time by using multilinear and bilinear maps.Also,for verifying shadow images,Bloom Filters are used for the first time.The proposed scheme is more efficient than similar schemes,and for the first part of the shares,has formal security.

Improved Multipartite Quantum Secret Sharing Protocol Using Preshared Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger States

Inspired by the protocol presented by Bagherinezhad and Karimipour[Phys.Rev.A 67(2003) 044302], which will be shown to be insecure,we present a multipartite quantum secret sharing protocol using reusable GreenbergerHorne -Zeilinger(GHZ) states.This protocol is robust against eavesdropping and could be used for the circumstance of many parties.

Boosting image watermarking authenticity spreading secrecy from counting-based secret-sharing

This study presents enhancing images authentication by securing watermarking hidden data via shares generated from counting-based secret sharing.The trustfulness of shares utilised secret-sharing as an applicable privacy creation tool for the authentication of real-life complex platforms.This research adjusts embedding the watermarking data over the images by innovative redistribution of shares to be embedded spread over all the images.The anticipated watermarking technique guaranteed to scatter the share bits implanting at different least significant bits of image pixels as boosting up the trust overall authentication practicality.The paper experimentation performance analysis shows that this improved image watermarking authentication(capacity)is averagely better by 33%–67%than other related exclusive-OR oriented and octagon approaches.Interestingly,these measurement improvements did not degrade the robustness and security of the system,inspiring our research for opening novel track of related future counting-based secret-sharing authentication progresses to come.

NTRU_SSS:Anew Method Signcryption Post Quantum Cryptography Based on Shamir’s Secret Sharing

With the advent of quantum computing,numerous efforts have been made to standardize post-quantum cryptosystems with the intention of(eventually)replacing Elliptic Curve Cryptography(ECC)and Rivets-Shamir-Adelman(RSA).A modified version of the traditional N-Th Degree Truncated Polynomial Ring(NTRU)cryptosystem called NTRU Prime has been developed to reduce the attack surface.In this paper,the Signcryption scheme was proposed,and it is most efficient than others since it reduces the complexity and runs the time of the code execution,and at the same time,provides a better security degree since it ensures the integrity of the sent message,confidentiality of the data,forward secrecy when using refreshed parameters for each session.Unforgeability to prevent the man-in-the-middle attack from being active or passive,and non-repudiation when the sender can’t deny the recently sent message.This study aims to create a novel NTRU cryptography algorithm system that takes advantage of the security features of curve fitting operations and the valuable characteristics of chaotic systems.The proposed algorithm combines the(NTRU Prime)and Shamir’s Secret Sharing(SSS)features to improve the security of the NTRU encryption and key generation stages that rely on robust polynomial generation.Based on experimental results and a comparison of the time required for crucial exchange between NTRU-SSS and the original NTRU,this study shows a rise in complexity with a decrease in execution time in the case when compared to the original NTRU.It’s encouraging to see signs that the suggested changes to the NTRU work to increase accuracy and efficiency.

Probabilistic quantum teleportation of shared quantum secret

Very recently,Lee et al.proposed a secure quantum teleportation protocol to transfer shared quantum secret between multiple parties in a network[Phys.Rev.Lett.124060501(2020)].This quantum network is encoded with a maximally entangled GHZ state.In this paper,we consider a partially entangled GHZ state as the entanglement channel,where it can achieve,probabilistically,unity fidelity transfer of the state.Two kinds of strategies are given.One arises when an auxiliary particle is introduced and a general evolution at any receiver's location is then adopted.The other one involves performing a single generalized Bell-state measurement at the location of any sender.This could allow the receivers to recover the transmitted state with a certain probability,in which only the local Pauli operators are performed,instead of introducing an auxiliary particle.In addition,the successful probability is provided,which is determined by the degree of entanglement of the partially multipartite entangled state.Moreover,the proposed protocol is robust against the bit and phase flip noise.

Efficient semi-quantum secret sharing protocol using single particles

Semi-quantum secret sharing(SQSS)is a branch of quantum cryptography which only requires the dealer to have quantum capabilities,reducing the difficulty of protocol implementation.However,the efficiency of the SQSS protocol still needs to be further studied.In this paper,we propose a semi-quantum secret sharing protocol,whose efficiency can approach 100%as the length of message increases.The protocol is based on single particles to reduce the difficulty of resource preparation.Particle reordering,a simple but effective operation,is used in the protocol to improve efficiency and ensure security.Furthermore,our protocol can share specific secrets while most SQSS protocols could not.We also prove that the protocol is secure against common attacks.

An efficient multiparty quantum secret sharing scheme using a single qudit

The aim of quantum secret sharing,as one of most promising components of quantum cryptograph,is one-tomultiparty secret communication based on the principles of quantum mechanics.In this paper,an efficient multiparty quantum secret sharing protocol in a high-dimensional quantum system using a single qudit is proposed.Each participant's shadow is encoded on a single qudit via a measuring basis encryption method,which avoids the waste of qudits caused by basis reconciliation.Security analysis indicates that the proposed protocol is immune to general attacks,such as the measure-resend attack,entangle-and-measure attack and Trojan horse attack.Compared to former protocols,the proposed protocol only needs to perform the single-qudit measurement operation,and can share the predetermined dits instead of random bits or dits.

Secret Sharing Scheme Based on the Differential Manifold

In this paper, the concepts of topological space and differential manifold are introduced, and it is proved that the surface determined by function F (x2, x2, …, xt) of class Cr in Euelidean Rt is a differential manifold. Using the intersection of the tangent plane and the hypernormal of the differential manifold to construct the shared master key of participants, an intuitive, secure and complete (t,n)-threshold secret sharing scheme is designed. The paper is proved to be safe, and the probability of successful attack of attackers is only 1/pt-1. When the prime number p is sufficiently large, the probability is almost 0. The results show that this scheme has the characteristics of single-parameter representation of the master key in the geometric method, and is more practical and easy to implement than the Blakley threshold secret sharing scheme.

The Review of Secret Image Sharing

Secret image sharing(SIS)is a significant research topic of image information hiding,which divides the image into multiple shares and dis-tributes them to multiple parties for management and preservation.In order to reconstruct the original image,a subset with predetermined number of shares is needed.And just because it is not necessary to use all of the shares to make a reconstruction,SIS creates a high fault tolerance which breaks the limitations of traditional image protection methods,but at the same time,it causes a reduce of safety.Recently,new technologies,such as deep learning and blockchain,have been applied into SIS to improve its efficiency and security.This paper gives an overall review of SIS,discusses four important approaches for SIS,and makes a comparison analysis among them from the perspectives of pixel expansion,tamper resistance,etc.At the end,this paper indicates the possible research directions of SIS in the future.

抗理性敌手共谋的安全K-prototype聚类

针对云环境下数据隐私泄露及聚类过程中云服务器间共谋的问题,提出一种抗理性敌手共谋的安全协作K-prototype聚类方案,目的在不泄露各方隐私数据情况下根据距离度量将相似的数据进行聚类。首先,考虑到同态加密不直接支持非线性计算,基于同态加密和加性秘密共享技术设计安全比较协议和安全大于协议,并确保输入数据、中间结果及模型参数均为加性秘密份额形式,以防止单个服务器能够获得完整数据,且能实现非线性函数的精确计算,在已设计的安全计算协议基础上,实现安全距离计算、安全聚类标签更新、安全聚类中心更新、聚类标签及聚类中心重构;其次,根据博弈均衡理论设计多种高效激励机制,构造互制合约及举报合约以约束云服务器诚实非共谋地执行聚类任务;最后,对所提的安全计算协议及合约进行理论分析,并对该方案的性能进行实验验证。实验结果表明,与明文环境下的模型精度相比,该方案的模型精度损失控制在0.22%内,进而验证了所提方案的有效性。

基于变色龙哈希和可验证秘密共享的联盟链修改方法

区块链具有去中心化、不可篡改、可追溯等特征。现有的联盟链系统在数据上链后会全程留痕,当出现敏感信息或恶意数据时无法处理,或处理后区块链分叉、中断。针对这些问题,提出一种基于变色龙哈希和可验证秘密共享的联盟链数据修改方法。首先,把变色龙哈希的陷门再分配给身份节点,从而将发起修改者与实际修改者进行隔离;其次,为保证再分配值的正确性,将不同时间周期变色龙哈希所对应的数据设为可验证数据,用验证节点上传承诺到可验证数据,并用提案节点通过承诺验证秘密共享值;最后,为防止节点作恶,提出基于奖励金机制的数据纠正方法提高节点纠正作恶的积极性,降低作恶的可能。在中山大学区块链与智能金融研究中心InPlusLab开发的DApps数据集上进行实验的结果表明:当恶意节点数30个时,所提方法相较于用传统变色龙哈希修改联盟链数据的方法在处理恶意节点的效率方面提高了44.1%;当恶意数据量达到30条时,在处理恶意数据的时间上缩短了53.7%。

基于区块链的外包安全多方统计计算可验证隐私保护方案

安全多方求和/乘积是安全多方计算(Secure Multi-Party Computation, MPC)的一种典型问题,近年来在智能电网、电子投票和联合征信等场景中有诸多应用。如何实现数据隐私保护是安全多方求和/乘积计算应用领域的一个关键性问题。针对此问题,引入了区块链构建可信数据共享环境,以此为基础结合可验证秘密共享协议设计了简单可行的基于区块链的外包安全多方统计计算可验证隐私保护方案。应用实例证明了方案的安全性和可行性,理论分析和实验测试表明该方案可实现安全多方统计计算过程中数据的可验证隐私保护,且较Feldman方案在数据验证过程中有更小的计算开销。

基于同态加密的跨链交易数据隐私保护

为了解决区块链跨链交易数据隐私问题,本文提出了一种基于同态加密的隐私保护方案.该方案改进了同态加密算法以支持浮点数运算,同时保留了原算法加法同态特性,并支持任意次数的加法运算,以实现对跨链交易金额的隐私保护.为了防止同态加密的私钥管理不当或丢失对交易安全性构成威胁,引入了基于Shamir秘密共享的私钥共享机制.该机制通过增加ECDSA数字签名对私钥份额进行验证,防止不可信节点发送恶意的值来恢复私钥,同时考虑节点掉线或离开后私钥份额的动态更新,从而防止节点串谋.经过安全性分析和实验验证,结果表明所提出的方案能有效保护跨链场景下的交易隐私.

梯度隐藏的安全聚类与隐私保护联邦学习

联邦学习是一种前沿的分布式机器学习算法,它在保障用户对数据控制权的同时实现了多方协同训练。然而,现有的联邦学习算法在处理Non-IID数据、梯度信息泄露和动态用户离线等方面存在诸多问题。为了解决这些问题,基于四元数、零共享与秘密共享等技术,提出了一种梯度隐藏的安全聚类与隐私保护联邦学习SCFL。首先,借助四元数旋转技术隐藏首轮模型梯度,并且在确保梯度特征分布不变的情况下实现安全的聚类分层,从而解决Non-IID数据导致的性能下降问题;其次,设计了一种链式零共享算法,采用单掩码策略保护用户模型梯度;然后,通过门限秘密共享来提升对用户离线情况的鲁棒性。与其他现有算法进行多维度比较表明,SCFL在Non-IID数据分布下准确度提高3.13%~16.03%,整体运行时间提高3~6倍。同时,任何阶段均能保证信息传输的安全性,满足了精确性、安全性和高效性的设计目标。