On the message complexity of secure multiparty computation

Yuval Ishai, Manika Mittal, Rafail Ostrovsky

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Abstract

We study the minimal number of point-to-point messages required for general secure multiparty computation (MPC) in the setting of computational security against semi-honest, static adversaries who may corrupt an arbitrary number of parties. We show that for functionalities that take inputs from n parties and deliver outputs to k parties, 2n+k-3 messages are necessary and sufficient. The negative result holds even when given access to an arbitrary correlated randomness setup. The positive result can be based on any 2-round MPC protocol (which can in turn can be based on 2-message oblivious transfer), or on a one-way function given a correlated randomness setup.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPublic-Key Cryptography - PKC 2018 - 21st IACR International Conference on Practice and Theory of Public-Key Cryptography, Proceedings
EditorsMichel Abdalla, Ricardo Dahab
Pages698-711
Number of pages14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event21st IACR International Conference on Practice and Theory of Public-Key Cryptography, PKC 2018 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: 25 Mar 201829 Mar 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10769 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference21st IACR International Conference on Practice and Theory of Public-Key Cryptography, PKC 2018
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Period25/03/1829/03/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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