Anonymous Post-Quantum Cryptocash

Huang Zhang, Fangguo Zhang, Haibo Tian, Man Ho Au

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Abstract

In this paper, we construct an anonymous and decentralized cryptocash system which is potentially secure against quantum computers. In order to achieve that, a linkable ring signature based on ideal lattices is proposed. The size of a signature in our scheme is $$O(\log N)$$, where N is the cardinality of the ring. The framework of our cryptocash system follows that of CryptoNote with some modifications. By adopting the short quantum-resistant linkable ring signature scheme, our system is anonymous and efficient. We also introduce how to generate the verifying and signing key pairs of the linkable ring signature temporarily. With these techniques, the privacy of users is protected, even though their transactions are recorded in the public ledger. 

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFinancial Cryptography and Data Security - 22nd International Conference, FC 2018, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsSarah Meiklejohn, Kazue Sako
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages461-479
Number of pages19
ISBN (Print)9783662583869
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event22nd International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, 2018 - Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Duration: 26 Feb 20182 Mar 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10957 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, 2018
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityNieuwpoort
Period26/02/182/03/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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