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Main Author: Ruangwises, Suthee
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.12080
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author Ruangwises, Suthee
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contents Secure multi-party computation is an area in cryptography which studies how multiple parties can compare their private information without revealing it. Besides digital protocols, many unconventional protocols for secure multi-party computation using physical objects have also been developed. The vast majority of them use playing cards as the main tools. In 2024, Kaneko et al. introduced the use of a balance scale and coins in zero-knowledge proof protocols for pencil puzzles. In this paper, we extend the use of these tools to secure multi-party computation. In particular, we develop four protocols that can securely compute any $n$-variable Boolean function using a balance scale and coins.
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spellingShingle Balance-Based Cryptography: Physically Computing Any Boolean Function
Ruangwises, Suthee
Cryptography and Security
Secure multi-party computation is an area in cryptography which studies how multiple parties can compare their private information without revealing it. Besides digital protocols, many unconventional protocols for secure multi-party computation using physical objects have also been developed. The vast majority of them use playing cards as the main tools. In 2024, Kaneko et al. introduced the use of a balance scale and coins in zero-knowledge proof protocols for pencil puzzles. In this paper, we extend the use of these tools to secure multi-party computation. In particular, we develop four protocols that can securely compute any $n$-variable Boolean function using a balance scale and coins.
title Balance-Based Cryptography: Physically Computing Any Boolean Function
topic Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.12080