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Autores principales: Maity, Dipankar, Chakrabarti, Kushal
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Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02114
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author Maity, Dipankar
Chakrabarti, Kushal
author_facet Maity, Dipankar
Chakrabarti, Kushal
contents In this study, we investigate the protection offered by federated learning algorithms against eavesdropping adversaries. In our model, the adversary is capable of intercepting model updates transmitted from clients to the server, enabling it to create its own estimate of the model. Unlike previous research, which predominantly focuses on safeguarding client data, our work shifts attention protecting the client model itself. Through a theoretical analysis, we examine how various factors, such as the probability of client selection, the structure of local objective functions, global aggregation at the server, and the eavesdropper's capabilities, impact the overall level of protection. We further validate our findings through numerical experiments, assessing the protection by evaluating the model accuracy achieved by the adversary. Finally, we compare our results with methods based on differential privacy, underscoring their limitations in this specific context.
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spellingShingle On Model Protection in Federated Learning against Eavesdropping Attacks
Maity, Dipankar
Chakrabarti, Kushal
Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Optimization and Control
In this study, we investigate the protection offered by federated learning algorithms against eavesdropping adversaries. In our model, the adversary is capable of intercepting model updates transmitted from clients to the server, enabling it to create its own estimate of the model. Unlike previous research, which predominantly focuses on safeguarding client data, our work shifts attention protecting the client model itself. Through a theoretical analysis, we examine how various factors, such as the probability of client selection, the structure of local objective functions, global aggregation at the server, and the eavesdropper's capabilities, impact the overall level of protection. We further validate our findings through numerical experiments, assessing the protection by evaluating the model accuracy achieved by the adversary. Finally, we compare our results with methods based on differential privacy, underscoring their limitations in this specific context.
title On Model Protection in Federated Learning against Eavesdropping Attacks
topic Cryptography and Security
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02114