On Lattices, Learning with Errors, Random Linear Codes, and Cryptography

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contents Our main result is a reduction from worst-case lattice problems such as GapSVP and SIVP to a certain learning problem. This learning problem is a natural extension of the `learning from parity with error' problem to higher moduli. It can also be viewed as the problem of decoding from a random linear code. This, we believe, gives a strong indication that these problems are hard. Our reduction, however, is quantum. Hence, an efficient solution to the learning problem implies a quantum algorithm for GapSVP and SIVP. A main open question is whether this reduction can be made classical (i.e., non-quantum). We also present a (classical) public-key cryptosystem whose security is based on the hardness of the learning problem. By the main result, its security is also based on the worst-case quantum hardness of GapSVP and SIVP. The new cryptosystem is much more efficient than previous lattice-based cryptosystems: the public key is of size $\tilde{O}(n^2)$ and encrypting a message increases its size by a factor of $\tilde{O}(n)$ (in previous cryptosystems these values are $\tilde{O}(n^4)$ and $\tilde{O}(n^2)$, respectively). In fact, under the assumption that all parties share a random bit string of length $\tilde{O}(n^2)$, the size of the public key can be reduced to $\tilde{O}(n)$.
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spellingShingle On Lattices, Learning with Errors, Random Linear Codes, and Cryptography
Regev, Oded
Cryptography and Security
Computational Complexity
Quantum Physics
Our main result is a reduction from worst-case lattice problems such as GapSVP and SIVP to a certain learning problem. This learning problem is a natural extension of the `learning from parity with error' problem to higher moduli. It can also be viewed as the problem of decoding from a random linear code. This, we believe, gives a strong indication that these problems are hard. Our reduction, however, is quantum. Hence, an efficient solution to the learning problem implies a quantum algorithm for GapSVP and SIVP. A main open question is whether this reduction can be made classical (i.e., non-quantum). We also present a (classical) public-key cryptosystem whose security is based on the hardness of the learning problem. By the main result, its security is also based on the worst-case quantum hardness of GapSVP and SIVP. The new cryptosystem is much more efficient than previous lattice-based cryptosystems: the public key is of size $\tilde{O}(n^2)$ and encrypting a message increases its size by a factor of $\tilde{O}(n)$ (in previous cryptosystems these values are $\tilde{O}(n^4)$ and $\tilde{O}(n^2)$, respectively). In fact, under the assumption that all parties share a random bit string of length $\tilde{O}(n^2)$, the size of the public key can be reduced to $\tilde{O}(n)$.
title On Lattices, Learning with Errors, Random Linear Codes, and Cryptography
topic Cryptography and Security
Computational Complexity
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.03703