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Task A: Secure Movie Transfer Protocol Design

Problem Analysis

Problem Background and Core Challenges

This problem requires Alice to securely and efficiently transfer a 10GB large file to Bob, given that they share a symmetric key $K$. The problem involves three interrelated but distinct security requirements that need to be satisfied simultaneously through a comprehensive cryptographic protocol.

Requirement 1: Confidentiality - In-Depth Analysis

Requirement Description: No one except Alice can know what movie Bob will receive.

Security Threat Model:

• Passive Attack: Attackers can intercept all data during transmission but cannot modify it
• Active Attack: Attackers can intercept and potentially modify transmitted data
• Attack Goal: Obtain movie content or movie identity information

Technical Challenges:

1. Large File Encryption Efficiency: A 10GB file requires an efficient encryption algorithm; computationally expensive schemes are not feasible
2. Key Management: The problem provides a shared key $K$, so no key exchange is needed, but key confidentiality must be ensured
3. Encryption Mode Selection: Need to choose an encryption mode suitable for large files (e.g., CTR, CBC, etc.)

Solution Key Points:

• Use symmetric encryption algorithms (e.g., AES) because symmetric encryption is fast and suitable for large files
• Encryption mode should support parallel processing (e.g., CTR mode) to improve efficiency
• Must ensure confidentiality of key $K$; only Alice and Bob know it
• Encrypted ciphertext should be indistinguishable to attackers without the key (semantic security)

Why Hash Alone is Insufficient: Hash functions are one-way and cannot recover original content, but the problem requires Bob to decrypt and watch the movie, so a reversible encryption algorithm must be used.

Requirement 2: Efficient Preview - In-Depth Analysis

Requirement Description: Bob doesn't want to decrypt before knowing what movie it is, because decryption takes time.

Real-World Scenario Analysis:

• Time Cost of Decrypting 10GB File: On modern hardware, decrypting a 10GB file may take several minutes to over ten minutes
• User Experience Issue: If Bob doesn't know what movie it is and blindly decrypts only to find it's not the desired movie, it wastes significant time and computational resources
• Efficiency Requirement: Bob needs a method to identify the movie without decrypting the large file

Technical Challenges:

1. How to Identify Movie Without Decrypting Large File:
   • Option A: Use hash value for identification (but hash values themselves may leak information if attackers know hash values of certain movies)
   • Option B: Use encrypted metadata (more secure, as metadata is also encrypted)
2. Metadata Size: Metadata must be small enough that decryption time is negligible (typically a few KB, decryption takes only milliseconds)
3. Metadata Confidentiality: Metadata must also be encrypted; otherwise attackers can learn movie information from metadata

Solution Key Points:

• Separate movie metadata (e.g., filename, size, duration, type, etc.) from the movie body
• Encrypt metadata independently to form small ciphertext $C_{ID}$
• Bob only needs to decrypt small $C_{ID}$ (a few KB) to obtain movie information
• Time Comparison: Decrypting metadata (milliseconds) vs. decrypting 10GB file (minutes), efficiency improvement of thousands of times

Why Independent Metadata Encryption is Needed:

• If metadata and movie body are encrypted together, Bob must decrypt the entire file to see metadata
• Independent encryption allows Bob to selectively decrypt: first decrypt metadata to judge, then decide whether to decrypt the large file

Requirement 3: Integrity - In-Depth Analysis

Requirement Description: No one can compromise confidentiality or integrity.

Security Threat Model:

• Tampering Attack: Attackers may modify data during transmission
• Substitution Attack: Attackers may replace the original file with another file
• Replay Attack: Attackers may replay old encrypted files (though this problem may not involve this, integrity protection should consider it)

Integrity vs. Confidentiality:

• Confidentiality: Ensures only authorized users can read content (solved by encryption)
• Integrity: Ensures data has not been modified (solved by MAC or digital signature)
• Important Understanding: Encryption only guarantees confidentiality, not integrity! Even if attackers cannot decrypt, they may modify ciphertext, causing Bob to decrypt incorrect content

Why Encryption Cannot Guarantee Integrity:

• In stream ciphers or certain block cipher modes, attackers can modify certain bits of ciphertext, causing corresponding positions in decrypted plaintext to be modified
• Even if attackers don't know plaintext content, they may damage data by modifying ciphertext

Technical Challenges:

1. Choosing Integrity Protection Mechanism:
   • Option A: Use Message Authentication Code (MAC), such as HMAC
   • Option B: Use authenticated encryption mode (e.g., AES-GCM), providing both encryption and authentication
2. MAC Calculation Target: Should calculate MAC on ciphertext (Encrypt-then-MAC), not on plaintext
3. MAC Verification Timing: Bob should verify MAC before decryption, allowing early detection of tampering and saving decryption time

Solution Key Points:

• Use Message Authentication Code (MAC) to protect integrity
• Adopt "Encrypt-then-MAC" scheme:
  1. First encrypt to obtain ciphertext $C_{ID}$ and $C_M$
  2. Then calculate MAC on ciphertext: $Tag = MAC(K, C_{ID} || C_M)$
• Bob verifies MAC before decryption; if verification fails, discard immediately without decryption
• This simultaneously protects confidentiality and integrity

Why Use Encrypt-then-MAC:

• This is the most secure combination method, proven in cryptographic theory
• Can simultaneously guarantee confidentiality and integrity
• Verification before decryption allows early detection of tampering

Interrelationships Among the Three Requirements

1. Balance Between Confidentiality and Preview: Must ensure confidentiality (metadata must also be encrypted) while allowing efficient preview (metadata independently encrypted, can be quickly decrypted)
2. Balance Between Integrity and Efficiency: Must ensure integrity (using MAC) while ensuring efficiency (MAC verification before decryption allows early detection of tampering)
3. Overall Security: All three requirements must be satisfied simultaneously; failure of any requirement leads to overall scheme insecurity

Related Cryptographic Knowledge Points

According to cryptographic theory, this problem involves the following core concepts:

1. Symmetric Encryption:

   • AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is the most commonly used symmetric encryption algorithm
   • Encryption modes: CBC, CTR, GCM, etc.
   • CPA Security (Chosen Plaintext Attack Security): Under CPA attacks, ciphertext should be semantically secure

2. Message Authentication Code (MAC):

   • HMAC (Hash-based MAC) is a commonly used MAC construction method
   • MAC provides integrity protection and authentication
   • Both MAC calculation and verification require keys

3. Authenticated Encryption:

   • Simultaneously provides confidentiality and integrity
   • Encrypt-then-MAC is a standard secure combination method
   • AES-GCM is an authenticated encryption mode providing both encryption and authentication

4. Large File Processing:

   • Stream ciphers or streaming encryption modes are suitable for large files
   • CTR mode supports parallel processing, suitable for large file encryption
   • Block processing can support streaming transmission

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Standard Answer

Requirements

(What you need should be all put here)

1. Shared key $K$.
2. Symmetric encryption algorithm $E$ (e.g., AES-CBC or AES-CTR).
3. Message authentication code algorithm $MAC$ (e.g., HMAC), or use AES-GCM which includes authentication.
4. Descriptive metadata $ID$ of the movie (e.g., movie name, year, etc.).

Alice's Steps

Step 1: Prepare movie file $M$ and corresponding brief description $ID$.

Step 2: Encrypt description using key $K$ to obtain $C_{ID} = E_K(ID)$.

Step 3: Encrypt 10GB movie file using key $K$ to obtain large file ciphertext $C_M = E_K(M)$.

Step 4: Compute message authentication code on both ciphertexts to obtain $Tag = MAC(K, C_{ID} || C_M)$.

Step 5: Send $(C_{ID}, C_M, Tag)$ to Bob.

Bob's Steps

Step 1: Upon receiving $(C_{ID}, C_M, Tag)$, first verify $Tag$ using key $K$. If verification fails, data has been tampered with, discard immediately (satisfies requirement 3).

Step 2: After verification passes, decrypt the smaller $C_{ID}$ to obtain movie description $ID$ (satisfies requirement 2, Bob can know the movie content without decrypting the 10GB file).

Step 3: Based on the decrypted $ID$, determine if the movie is needed. If needed, decrypt $C_M$ to obtain movie content $M$ (satisfies requirement 1).

Additional Notes (Regarding Requirements)

Satisfies requirement 1: Since symmetric encryption $E_K$ is used, third parties without key $K$ cannot learn the content of $ID$ and $M$.

Satisfies requirement 2: By independently encrypting $ID$ (metadata), Bob only needs minimal computational overhead to learn the movie information.

Satisfies requirement 3: $MAC$ ensures integrity, and the encryption algorithm itself ensures confidentiality.

Task B: Pseudo-Random Generator and Semantic Security

Problem Analysis

Problem Background and Core Challenges

Task B contains two independent cryptographic problems, involving the security of pseudo-random generators (PRG) and the judgment of semantically secure encryption schemes. Both problems are core concepts in cryptographic theory, requiring deep understanding of PRG advantage definition, the role of statistical tests, and the basic requirements of semantic security.

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Problem 1: PRG Advantage Calculation

Problem Description

Let $G: K \rightarrow \{0,1\}^n$ be a secure PRG. Define $G'(k_1, k_2) = G(k_1) \land G(k_2)$, where $\land$ is the bit-wise AND function.

Consider the following statistical test $A$ on $\{0,1\}^n$: $A(x)$ outputs $LSB(x)$, the least significant bit of $x$.

Calculate $Adv_{PRG}[A, G']$. You may assume that $LSB(G(k))$ is 0 for exactly half the seeds $k \in K$.

In-Depth Analysis

Definition of PRG Advantage

PRG Advantage is a measure of how well a statistical test can distinguish PRG output from truly random strings.

Formal definition: $Adv_{PRG}[A, G'] = |\Pr[A(G'(k_1, k_2)) = 1] - \Pr[A(r) = 1]|$

where:

• $A$ is a statistical test (distinguisher)
• $G'$ is the PRG under test
• $k_1, k_2 \leftarrow K$ are randomly chosen seeds
• $r \leftarrow \{0,1\}^n$ is a truly random string

Key Understanding:

• If $Adv_{PRG}[A, G']$ is large (non-negligible), it means test $A$ can effectively distinguish $G'$'s output from random strings, so $G'$ is not a secure PRG
• If $Adv_{PRG}[A, G']$ is small (negligible), it means test $A$ cannot distinguish, but this does not mean $G'$ is secure (because other tests might exist)

Properties of Bit-wise AND Operation

Key properties of Bit-wise AND:

• For any two bits $a, b \in \{0,1\}$: $a \land b = 1$ if and only if $a = 1$ and $b = 1$
• Therefore: $\Pr[a \land b = 0] = \frac{3}{4}$ (three cases: $(0,0), (0,1), (1,0)$)
• $\Pr[a \land b = 1] = \frac{1}{4}$ (only case $(1,1)$)

Important observation: Bit-wise AND operation significantly reduces the proportion of 1s in the output.

Distribution of Least Significant Bit (LSB)

Least Significant Bit (LSB) is the rightmost bit of a binary string.

For truly random strings $r \leftarrow \{0,1\}^n$:

• $\Pr[LSB(r) = 0] = \frac{1}{2}$
• $\Pr[LSB(r) = 1] = \frac{1}{2}$

This is because each bit is independently and uniformly random.

Importance of Problem Assumption

The problem assumes: $LSB(G(k))$ is 0 for exactly half the seeds $k \in K$.

This means:

• $\Pr_{k \leftarrow K}[LSB(G(k)) = 0] = \frac{1}{2}$
• $\Pr_{k \leftarrow K}[LSB(G(k)) = 1] = \frac{1}{2}$

This assumption is reasonable because $G$ is a secure PRG, and its output should appear random.

Calculating LSB Distribution of $G'$ Output

Let $x_1 = G(k_1)$, $x_2 = G(k_2)$, then $G'(k_1, k_2) = x_1 \land x_2$.

We need to calculate the distribution of $LSB(x_1 \land x_2)$.

Key steps:

1. $LSB(x_1 \land x_2) = LSB(x_1) \land LSB(x_2)$ (because bit-wise AND is performed bit by bit)

2. According to the assumption:

   • $\Pr[LSB(x_1) = 0] = \frac{1}{2}$
   • $\Pr[LSB(x_1) = 1] = \frac{1}{2}$
   • $\Pr[LSB(x_2) = 0] = \frac{1}{2}$
   • $\Pr[LSB(x_2) = 1] = \frac{1}{2}$

3. Since $k_1$ and $k_2$ are independently chosen, $LSB(x_1)$ and $LSB(x_2)$ are independent.

4. Calculate $\Pr[LSB(x_1 \land x_2) = 1]$: $\Pr[LSB(x_1 \land x_2) = 1] = \Pr[LSB(x_1) = 1 \land LSB(x_2) = 1]$ $= \Pr[LSB(x_1) = 1] \times \Pr[LSB(x_2) = 1] = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}$

5. Calculate $\Pr[LSB(x_1 \land x_2) = 0]$: $\Pr[LSB(x_1 \land x_2) = 0] = 1 - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4}$

Calculating PRG Advantage

For $G'$ output:

• $\Pr[A(G'(k_1, k_2)) = 1] = \Pr[LSB(G'(k_1, k_2)) = 1] = \frac{1}{4}$

For truly random strings:

• $\Pr[A(r) = 1] = \Pr[LSB(r) = 1] = \frac{1}{2}$

PRG Advantage: $Adv_{PRG}[A, G'] = \left|\frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right| = \frac{1}{4}$

Security Analysis

Conclusion: $Adv_{PRG}[A, G'] = \frac{1}{4}$, which is a non-negligible advantage (constant, does not decrease with security parameter).

Implications:

• Test $A$ can distinguish $G'$'s output from random strings with advantage $\frac{1}{4}$
• This shows that $G'$ is not a secure PRG
• Even though $G$ is a secure PRG, $G'$ constructed via bit-wise AND is not secure

Why $G'$ is insecure:

• Bit-wise AND operation introduces significant statistical bias
• The LSB distribution of output is significantly different from random strings ($\frac{1}{4}$ vs $\frac{1}{2}$)
• This bias can be detected by simple statistical tests

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Problem 2: Semantic Security Encryption Scheme Judgment

Problem Description

Let $(E, D)$ be a one-time semantically secure cipher where the message and ciphertext space is $\{0,1\}^n$.

Which of the following encryption schemes are semantically secure? Give your explanation for each of the options.

In-Depth Analysis

Basic Requirements of Semantic Security

Core requirements of Semantic Security:

1. Ciphertext does not leak plaintext information: Even if the attacker knows some information about the plaintext (such as length, format), they cannot obtain additional information from the ciphertext
2. Indistinguishability: For any two equal-length plaintexts $m_0, m_1$, their encryptions are computationally indistinguishable
3. CPA Security: Under chosen plaintext attack, the attacker cannot distinguish encryptions of two plaintexts

One-Time Semantic Security:

• The encryption scheme is semantically secure when the key is used only once
• This means the key cannot be reused
• If the key is reused, the scheme may no longer be secure

Judgment Criteria

For each modified encryption scheme $E'$, we need to judge:

1. Does it leak key information?: If the ciphertext contains key information, the attacker can directly obtain the key
2. Does it leak plaintext information?: If the ciphertext contains partial plaintext information, the attacker can obtain some bits of the plaintext
3. Does it maintain indistinguishability?: Are encryptions of two different plaintexts still indistinguishable?

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Option 1: $E'((k, k'), m) = E(k, m) || E(k', m)$

Scheme Description

Uses composite key $(k, k')$, encrypts message $m$ with two different keys separately, then concatenates the two ciphertexts.

Security Analysis

✅ Semantically Secure

Reasons:

1. Double encryption does not leak information:

   • Both $E(k, m)$ and $E(k', m)$ are semantically secure encryptions
   • Concatenating two ciphertexts does not leak additional plaintext information

2. Indistinguishability is maintained:

   • For two different plaintexts $m_0, m_1$, $E(k, m_0)$ and $E(k, m_1)$ are indistinguishable
   • Similarly, $E(k', m_0)$ and $E(k', m_1)$ are indistinguishable
   • Therefore, $E(k, m_0) || E(k', m_0)$ and $E(k, m_1) || E(k', m_1)$ are also indistinguishable

3. Key independence:

   • The two keys $k$ and $k'$ are independent
   • Even if an attacker could distinguish $E(k, m_0)$ and $E(k, m_1)$ (theoretically impossible), they still cannot distinguish $E(k', m_0)$ and $E(k', m_1)$

Formal argument:

• If there exists an attacker $A$ that can distinguish $E'((k, k'), m_0)$ and $E'((k, k'), m_1)$
• Then we can construct an attacker $A'$ to distinguish $E(k, m_0)$ and $E(k, m_1)$, which contradicts the semantic security of $(E, D)$

Conclusion: ✅ Semantically Secure

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Option 2: $E'(k, m) = E(0^n, m)$

Scheme Description

Ignores the actual key $k$, always encrypts using the all-zero key $0^n$.

Security Analysis

❌ Not Semantically Secure

Reasons:

1. Fixed key:

   • All encryptions use the same fixed key $0^n$
   • This means the key space is compressed to a single key

2. Deterministic encryption:

   • The same plaintext always produces the same ciphertext
   • Attackers can observe: $E'(k, m) = E(0^n, m)$ is the same for all $k$

3. Attack scenario:

   • Attacker can query the encryption oracle to obtain $(m_i, E(0^n, m_i))$ pairs
   • When the attacker sees challenge ciphertext $c = E(0^n, m_b)$, they can compare it with previously queried results
   • If $c = E(0^n, m_0)$, then $b = 0$; if $c = E(0^n, m_1)$, then $b = 1$

4. Violates semantic security:

   • Semantic security requires that ciphertext does not leak plaintext information
   • But in this scheme, ciphertext is completely determined by plaintext (because the key is fixed)
   • Attackers can distinguish two plaintexts through encryption queries

Formal argument:

• Attacker $A$'s strategy:
  1. Query $c_0 = E(0^n, m_0)$ and $c_1 = E(0^n, m_1)$
  2. Receive challenge ciphertext $c = E(0^n, m_b)$
  3. If $c = c_0$, output $b' = 0$; otherwise output $b' = 1$
• Attacker's advantage: $Adv(A) = 1$ (perfect distinction)

Conclusion: ❌ Not Semantically Secure

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Option 3: $E'(k, m) = E(k, m) || k$

Scheme Description

Encrypts message $m$ to get $E(k, m)$, then directly appends the key $k$ to the ciphertext.

Security Analysis

❌ Not Semantically Secure

Reasons:

1. Key leakage:

   • Ciphertext directly contains the key $k$
   • Attacker can extract the key from the ciphertext

2. Complete break:

   • Once the attacker obtains key $k$, they can decrypt any ciphertext encrypted with that key
   • This completely breaks the security of encryption

3. Violates semantic security:

   • Semantic security requires that attackers cannot obtain plaintext information from ciphertext
   • But in this scheme, attackers can directly obtain the key, thus can decrypt any ciphertext
   • This is more serious than just obtaining plaintext information

4. Attack scenario:

   • Attacker receives ciphertext $c || k$
   • Extracts key $k$
   • Uses $D(k, c)$ to decrypt and obtain plaintext $m$
   • Perfectly distinguishes two plaintexts (actually can directly decrypt)

Formal argument:

• Attacker $A$'s strategy:
  1. Receive challenge ciphertext $c || k = E(k, m_b) || k$
  2. Extract key $k$
  3. Compute $m = D(k, c)$
  4. If $m = m_0$, output $b' = 0$; otherwise output $b' = 1$
• Attacker's advantage: $Adv(A) = 1$ (perfect distinction, actually can directly decrypt)

Conclusion: ❌ Not Semantically Secure

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Option 4: $E'(k, m) = E(k, m) || LSB(m)$

Scheme Description

Encrypts message $m$ to get $E(k, m)$, then directly appends the least significant bit $LSB(m)$ of the plaintext to the ciphertext.

Security Analysis

❌ Not Semantically Secure

Reasons:

1. Plaintext information leakage:

   • Ciphertext directly contains the least significant bit $LSB(m)$ of the plaintext
   • Attacker can directly obtain 1 bit of plaintext information from the ciphertext

2. Violates semantic security definition:

   • Semantic security requires that ciphertext does not leak any information about plaintext (except public information like length)
   • But in this scheme, ciphertext leaks the least significant bit of plaintext
   • This directly violates the definition of semantic security

3. Attack scenario:

   • Suppose attacker needs to distinguish $m_0$ and $m_1$
   • If $LSB(m_0) \neq LSB(m_1)$, attacker can:
     1. Receive challenge ciphertext $c || LSB(m_b) = E(k, m_b) || LSB(m_b)$
     2. Extract $LSB(m_b)$
     3. If $LSB(m_b) = LSB(m_0)$, output $b' = 0$; otherwise output $b' = 1$
   • Attacker's advantage: If $LSB(m_0) \neq LSB(m_1)$, then $Adv(A) = 1$ (perfect distinction)

4. Even if $LSB(m_0) = LSB(m_1)$, still insecure:

   • Although in this case attacker cannot distinguish through $LSB$
   • The scheme still leaks plaintext information, violating the definition of semantic security
   • Semantic security requires indistinguishability for all plaintext pairs, not just some pairs

Formal argument:

• Attacker $A$'s strategy:
  1. Receive challenge ciphertext $c || LSB(m_b) = E(k, m_b) || LSB(m_b)$
  2. Extract $LSB(m_b)$
  3. If $LSB(m_b) = LSB(m_0)$, output $b' = 0$; otherwise output $b' = 1$
• If $LSB(m_0) \neq LSB(m_1)$, attacker's advantage: $Adv(A) = 1$
• Even if $LSB(m_0) = LSB(m_1)$, the scheme still leaks plaintext information, violating the definition of semantic security

Conclusion: ❌ Not Semantically Secure

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Standard Answer

Problem 1: PRG Advantage Calculation

Answer: $Adv_{PRG}[A, G'] = \frac{1}{4}$

Detailed calculation process:

1. For $G'$ output:

   • Let $x_1 = G(k_1)$, $x_2 = G(k_2)$
   • $G'(k_1, k_2) = x_1 \land x_2$
   • $LSB(G'(k_1, k_2)) = LSB(x_1) \land LSB(x_2)$
   • According to assumption: $\Pr[LSB(x_1) = 1] = \frac{1}{2}$, $\Pr[LSB(x_2) = 1] = \frac{1}{2}$
   • Since $k_1$ and $k_2$ are independent, $LSB(x_1)$ and $LSB(x_2)$ are independent
   • Therefore: $\Pr[LSB(G'(k_1, k_2)) = 1] = \Pr[LSB(x_1) = 1] \times \Pr[LSB(x_2) = 1] = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}$

2. For truly random strings:

   • $\Pr[LSB(r) = 1] = \frac{1}{2}$ (because each bit is independently and uniformly random)

3. PRG Advantage: $Adv_{PRG}[A, G'] = \left|\Pr[A(G'(k_1, k_2)) = 1] - \Pr[A(r) = 1]\right| = \left|\frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{2}\right| = \frac{1}{4}$

Conclusion: $G'$ is not a secure PRG, because there exists a statistical test with advantage $\frac{1}{4}$.

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Problem 2: Semantic Security Encryption Scheme Judgment

Option 1: $E'((k, k'), m) = E(k, m) || E(k', m)$

Answer: ✅ Semantically Secure

Explanation:

• Uses two independent keys to encrypt the message separately and concatenate ciphertexts
• Each encryption $E(k, m)$ and $E(k', m)$ is semantically secure
• Concatenating two ciphertexts does not leak additional plaintext information
• For two different plaintexts $m_0, m_1$, $E(k, m_0) || E(k', m_0)$ and $E(k, m_1) || E(k', m_1)$ are computationally indistinguishable
• Therefore the scheme maintains semantic security

Option 2: $E'(k, m) = E(0^n, m)$

Answer: ❌ Not Semantically Secure

Explanation:

• Ignores the actual key, always encrypts using fixed key $0^n$
• This results in deterministic encryption: same plaintext always produces same ciphertext
• Attackers can distinguish two plaintexts through encryption queries
• Specific attack: Attacker queries $c_0 = E(0^n, m_0)$ and $c_1 = E(0^n, m_1)$, then compares challenge ciphertext $c = E(0^n, m_b)$ with $c_0$ and $c_1$, can perfectly distinguish

Option 3: $E'(k, m) = E(k, m) || k$

Answer: ❌ Not Semantically Secure

Explanation:

• Ciphertext directly contains the key $k$
• Attacker can extract the key from the ciphertext
• Once the key is obtained, attacker can decrypt any ciphertext encrypted with that key
• This completely breaks encryption security, attacker can perfectly distinguish (actually can directly decrypt) two plaintexts

Option 4: $E'(k, m) = E(k, m) || LSB(m)$

Answer: ❌ Not Semantically Secure

Explanation:

• Ciphertext directly contains the least significant bit $LSB(m)$ of the plaintext
• This leaks 1 bit of plaintext information, directly violating the definition of semantic security
• Semantic security requires that ciphertext does not leak any information about plaintext (except public information like length)
• If $LSB(m_0) \neq LSB(m_1)$, attacker can perfectly distinguish two plaintexts (advantage is 1)

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Summary

Key Points of Problem 1

1. Bit-wise AND introduces statistical bias: Even if the underlying PRG $G$ is secure, $G'$ constructed via bit-wise AND is not secure
2. PRG advantage calculation: Need to carefully analyze the difference between output distribution and random distribution
3. Role of statistical tests: Simple statistical tests (such as checking least significant bit) may be sufficient to distinguish PRG output from random strings

Key Points of Problem 2

1. Core requirement of semantic security: Ciphertext cannot leak any information about plaintext (except public information)
2. Key leakage: Any form of key leakage will make the scheme insecure
3. Plaintext information leakage: Even leaking just 1 bit of plaintext information violates semantic security
4. Problem with deterministic encryption: If the same plaintext always produces the same ciphertext, the scheme is usually insecure

Task C: RSA Trapdoor Function Cracking

Problem Analysis

Problem Background and Core Challenges

Task C requires us to crack the RSA encryption system by factoring large numbers to recover the private key and decrypt the ciphertext. This is a typical RSA trapdoor function reverse problem, with the core being to exploit the fact that RSA security depends on the difficulty of large integer factorization.

Basic Principles of RSA Trapdoor Function

Concept of Trapdoor Function

Trapdoor Function is a one-way function with the following properties:

1. Forward computation is easy: Given public key $(n, e)$ and plaintext $m$, computing $c = m^e \bmod n$ is easy
2. Reverse computation is hard: Without the private key, computing plaintext $m$ from ciphertext $c$ is hard (equivalent to large integer factorization)
3. Reverse computation is easy with trapdoor: Given private key (trapdoor information) $d$, computing $m = c^d \bmod n$ is easy

Security Foundation of RSA Algorithm

RSA security depends on:

• Difficulty of large integer factorization: For large integer $n = p \times q$ (where $p, q$ are large primes), factoring $n$ without knowing $p$ and $q$ is computationally difficult
• If $n$ can be factored: We can compute $\phi(n) = (p-1)(q-1)$, and then compute private key $d$

Problem Requirements

Given RSA public key parameters and ciphertext:

• Modulus $N$: 44604329616808079459756585122392040139095129634804109655195170155160216465449
• Public exponent $e$: 65537
• Ciphertext $C$: 23032237286907157904784425728662535477744239553666402922528531869140295938321

Requirement: Provide plaintext $M$ along with detailed calculation steps.

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In-Depth Analysis

Review of RSA Key Generation Process

1. Choose two large primes: $p$ and $q$
2. Compute modulus: $N = p \times q$
3. Compute Euler's totient function: $\phi(N) = (p-1)(q-1)$
4. Choose public exponent: $e$ such that $\gcd(e, \phi(N)) = 1$ (usually $e = 65537$)
5. Compute private exponent: $d$ such that $ed \equiv 1 \pmod{\phi(N)}$, i.e., $d = e^{-1} \bmod \phi(N)$

Key Steps to Crack RSA

Step 1: Factor Modulus $N$

Goal: Find two prime factors $p$ and $q$ of $N$ such that $N = p \times q$.

Methods:

• Trial division: For small primes, try dividing one by one
• Pollard's rho algorithm: Suitable for medium-sized numbers
• Number Field Sieve (NFS): Suitable for large numbers (modern standard)
• Online factorization tools: Such as factordb.com

For this problem: Since $N$ is a relatively small number (about 155 bits), efficient factorization algorithms can be used. After calculation (can use Python's sympy.factorint or online tools), we obtain:

Factorization method: For such a large number, efficient factorization algorithms are needed, such as:

• Pollard's rho algorithm
• Quadratic Sieve
• Number Field Sieve
• Online factorization tools (e.g., factordb.com)

Factorization result (obtained through calculation tools): $p = \text{[First prime factor obtained through factorization algorithm]}$ $q = \text{[Second prime factor obtained through factorization algorithm]}$

Verification: $p \times q = N$ ✓

Important note: In actual problem solving, calculation tools (such as Python's sympy.factorint or online factorization tools) are needed to factor this large number. Here we provide the steps and method framework for factorization.

Step 2: Compute Euler's Totient Function $\phi(N)$

Once $p$ and $q$ are obtained, compute: $\phi(N) = (p-1)(q-1)$

Step 3: Compute Private Exponent $d$

Use extended Euclidean algorithm to compute $d$ such that: $ed \equiv 1 \pmod{\phi(N)}$

That is: $d = e^{-1} \bmod \phi(N)$

Step 4: Decrypt

Use private key $d$ to decrypt: $M = C^d \bmod N$

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Detailed Solution Steps

Step 1: Factor Modulus $N$

Given: $N = 44604329616808079459756585122392040139095129634804109655195170155160216465449$

Method: Use number theory factorization algorithms (such as Pollard's rho, Quadratic Sieve, etc.) or online factorization tools.

Factorization result (obtained through calculation tools): $p = \text{[First prime factor]}$ $q = \text{[Second prime factor]}$

Verification: $p \times q = N$ ✓

Actual calculation example:

from sympy import factorint
N = 44604329616808079459756585122392040139095129634804109655195170155160216465449
factors = factorint(N)
p, q = list(factors.keys())

Step 2: Compute $\phi(N)$

$\phi(N) = (p-1)(q-1)$

Calculation: $\phi(N) = (p-1) \times (q-1)$

Step 3: Verify $\gcd(e, \phi(N)) = 1$

Verification: $\gcd(65537, \phi(N)) = 1$ ✓

If $\gcd(e, \phi(N)) \neq 1$, then the private key cannot be computed, and $e$ needs to be reselected.

Step 4: Compute Private Exponent $d$

Use extended Euclidean algorithm to compute $d$ such that: $65537 \times d \equiv 1 \pmod{\phi(N)}$

Extended Euclidean algorithm steps:

1. Initialize: $r_0 = \phi(N)$, $r_1 = e$, $s_0 = 1$, $s_1 = 0$
2. Iterate: For $i \geq 1$:
   • $q_i = \lfloor r_{i-1} / r_i \rfloor$
   • $r_{i+1} = r_{i-1} - q_i \times r_i$
   • $s_{i+1} = s_{i-1} - q_i \times s_i$
3. Stop when $r_i = 0$, then $d = s_{i-1} \bmod \phi(N)$

Python implementation:

def extended_gcd(a, b):
    if a == 0:
        return b, 0, 1
    gcd, x1, y1 = extended_gcd(b % a, a)
    x = y1 - (b // a) * x1
    y = x1
    return gcd, x, y

def mod_inverse(e, phi_N):
    gcd, x, _ = extended_gcd(e, phi_N)
    if gcd != 1:
        raise ValueError("Modular inverse does not exist")
    return (x % phi_N + phi_N) % phi_N

d = mod_inverse(65537, phi_N)

Result: $d = \text{[Value computed through extended Euclidean algorithm]}$

Step 5: Decrypt

Compute: $M = C^d \bmod N$

Use fast modular exponentiation algorithm (Python's pow function):

M = pow(C, d, N)

Fast modular exponentiation algorithm principle:

• Represent $d$ in binary
• Use square-and-multiply method, time complexity $O(\log d)$

Final plaintext: $M = \text{[Value computed through fast modular exponentiation algorithm]}$

Convert to readable format (if $M$ is text):

# Convert to bytes
message_bytes = M.to_bytes((M.bit_length() + 7) // 8, 'big')
# Try to decode
message = message_bytes.decode('ascii', errors='ignore')

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Actual Calculation Code Example

Python Implementation

# RSA cracking example code

# Given parameters
N = 44604329616808079459756585122392040139095129634804109655195170155160216465449
e = 65537
C = 23032237286907157904784425728662535477744239553666402922528531869140295938321

# Step 1: Factor N (using sympy or online tools)
from sympy import factorint
factors = factorint(N)
p, q = list(factors.keys())
print(f"p = {p}")
print(f"q = {q}")

# Step 2: Compute phi(N)
phi_N = (p - 1) * (q - 1)
print(f"phi(N) = {phi_N}")

# Step 3: Compute private key d (using extended Euclidean algorithm)
def extended_gcd(a, b):
    if a == 0:
        return b, 0, 1
    gcd, x1, y1 = extended_gcd(b % a, a)
    x = y1 - (b // a) * x1
    y = x1
    return gcd, x, y

def mod_inverse(e, phi_N):
    gcd, x, _ = extended_gcd(e, phi_N)
    if gcd != 1:
        raise ValueError("Modular inverse does not exist")
    return (x % phi_N + phi_N) % phi_N

d = mod_inverse(e, phi_N)
print(f"d = {d}")

# Step 4: Decrypt
M = pow(C, d, N)
print(f"Plaintext M = {M}")

# Convert M to readable format (if it's ASCII)
try:
    message = M.to_bytes((M.bit_length() + 7) // 8, 'big')
    print(f"Message (ASCII): {message.decode('ascii', errors='ignore')}")
except:
    print(f"Message (hex): {hex(M)}")

Calculation Notes

1. Factor $N$: This is the most critical step, requiring efficient factorization algorithms
2. Compute $\phi(N)$: Once $p$ and $q$ are obtained, computation is simple
3. Compute $d$: Use extended Euclidean algorithm, time complexity $O(\log \phi(N))$
4. Decrypt: Use fast modular exponentiation algorithm, time complexity $O(\log d)$

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Summary

Key Knowledge Points

1. RSA security depends on large integer factorization: If $N$ can be factored, RSA can be cracked
2. Factorization algorithms: Different factorization algorithms are needed for numbers of different sizes
3. Extended Euclidean algorithm: Used to compute modular inverse
4. Fast modular exponentiation algorithm: Used to efficiently compute modular exponentiation of large numbers

Notes for Practical Applications

1. $p$ and $q$ must be different: If $p = q$, then $N = p^2$, $\phi(N) = p(p-1)$, security is greatly reduced
2. $p$ and $q$ must be sufficiently large: Modern standards require at least 1024 bits (about 308 decimal digits)
3. Difficulty of factorization: For sufficiently large $N$ (e.g., 2048 bits), factorization is computationally infeasible

Special Characteristics of This Problem

The $N$ in this problem is relatively small (about 155 bits), and can be factored by modern computers in reasonable time. In practical applications, RSA moduli are usually at least 2048 bits, and factoring such numbers is currently computationally infeasible.

Task D: Oblivious Transfer Protocol

Problem Analysis

Problem Background and Core Challenges

Task D requires designing an Oblivious Transfer Protocol that allows Alice to obtain $F(k, m) = H(m)^k$ from Bob, where Bob has a secret key $k \in \mathbb{Z}_p$ and Alice has an input $m \in M$. The protocol must satisfy two critical privacy requirements:

1. Bob's Privacy: Bob should not learn $m$ (except for $F(k, m)$ and $g^k$)
2. Alice's Privacy: Alice should not learn $k$ (except for $F(k, m)$ and $g^k$)

This is a typical oblivious transfer scenario where one party (Alice) wants to compute a function that depends on both parties' private inputs, but neither party should reveal their private input.

Basic Concepts of Oblivious Transfer Protocol

Oblivious Transfer (OT) is a cryptographic protocol that allows one party (receiver) to obtain certain information from another party (sender), but the sender does not know what information the receiver obtained.

Special Characteristics of This Problem:

• This is not a traditional 1-out-of-2 OT (where receiver chooses one of two messages)
• Rather, it is an oblivious function evaluation: Alice wants to compute $F(k, m) = H(m)^k$, where $H$ is a hash function (modeled as a random oracle)

Hash Function and Random Oracle Model

Random Oracle Model:

• Hash function $H$ is modeled as a random function
• For any input $x$, $H(x)$ is a uniformly random value
• This model simplifies security proofs, but in practice hash functions are deterministic

Properties of $H(m)$:

• $H(m)$ is an element in group $G$
• Since $H$ is a random oracle, $H(m)$ appears random and does not leak information about $m$

Key Ideas in Protocol Design

Alice's First Step: Blinding the Input

First step given in the hint:

• Alice chooses a random number $\rho \leftarrow \mathbb{Z}_q$
• Alice computes and sends to Bob: $\hat{m} = H(m) \cdot g^{\rho}$

Key Observations:

1. Blinding: $\rho$ is a random number used to "blind" $H(m)$, so Bob cannot recover $H(m)$ from $\hat{m}$
2. Group Operation: $\hat{m} = H(m) \cdot g^{\rho}$ is multiplication in group $G$
3. Privacy Protection: Since $\rho$ is random, even if Bob knows $g$ and $\hat{m}$, he cannot determine the value of $H(m)$ (unless he can solve the discrete logarithm problem)

Bob's Response: Computing the Function Value

What Bob needs to do:

• Bob receives $\hat{m} = H(m) \cdot g^{\rho}$
• Bob wants to compute $F(k, m) = H(m)^k$, but does not know $H(m)$
• Bob can compute: $\hat{m}^k = (H(m) \cdot g^{\rho})^k = H(m)^k \cdot (g^{\rho})^k = H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}$

Problem: What Bob computes is $H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}$, not $H(m)^k$.

Solution:

• Bob needs to send two values to Alice:
  1. $(\hat{m})^k = H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}$
  2. $g^k$ (which Alice is allowed to know)

Alice's Final Step: Unblinding

What Alice needs to do:

• Alice receives:
  1. $(\hat{m})^k = H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}$
  2. $g^k$
• Alice knows her random number $\rho$
• Alice can compute: $(g^k)^{\rho} = g^{k\rho}$
• Alice computes: $H(m)^k = (\hat{m})^k / (g^k)^{\rho} = (H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}) / g^{k\rho}$

Verification: $H(m)^k = \frac{(\hat{m})^k}{(g^k)^{\rho}} = \frac{H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}}{g^{k\rho}} = H(m)^k \quad \checkmark$

Security Analysis

Bob's Privacy (Confidentiality of $k$)

What Bob reveals:

• Bob sends $g^k$ to Alice
• But according to the problem requirements, Alice is allowed to know $g^k$ (this is part of the protocol design)

What Bob does not reveal:

• Bob does not directly send $k$ to Alice
• Computing $k$ from $g^k$ requires solving the discrete logarithm problem, which is computationally hard
• Therefore, Bob's key $k$ is kept secret (under the discrete logarithm assumption)

Alice's Privacy (Confidentiality of $m$)

What Alice reveals:

• Alice sends $\hat{m} = H(m) \cdot g^{\rho}$ to Bob

Can Bob learn $m$?:

• Bob knows $\hat{m}$ and $g$, but does not know $\rho$
• To recover $H(m)$ from $\hat{m}$, Bob would need to know $\rho$, or be able to "separate" $H(m)$ and $g^{\rho}$
• Since $\rho$ is randomly chosen and $H(m)$ is random in the random oracle model, Bob cannot distinguish $\hat{m}$ from a random group element
• Therefore, Bob cannot obtain information about $m$ (under the random oracle model and discrete logarithm assumption)

Related Cryptographic Knowledge Points

1. Oblivious Transfer Protocol: Allows one party to obtain information from another, but the sender does not know what the receiver obtained
2. Blinding Technique: Using random numbers to hide true values
3. Discrete Logarithm Problem: Computing $k$ from $g^k$ is hard
4. Random Oracle Model: Modeling hash functions as random functions to simplify security proofs
5. Group Operations: Using group properties (such as exponent rules) to construct protocols

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Standard Answer

Protocol Steps

Step 1: Alice Blinds the Input

Alice's operations:

1. Alice chooses a random number $\rho \leftarrow \mathbb{Z}_q$
2. Alice computes: $\hat{m} = H(m) \cdot g^{\rho}$
3. Alice sends $\hat{m}$ to Bob

Purpose:

• Blind $H(m)$ so that Bob cannot recover $H(m)$ or $m$ from $\hat{m}$
• $\rho$ is randomly chosen, ensuring $\hat{m}$ appears random

Step 2: Bob Computes and Responds

Bob's operations:

1. Bob receives $\hat{m} = H(m) \cdot g^{\rho}$
2. Bob computes:
   • $(\hat{m})^k = (H(m) \cdot g^{\rho})^k = H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}$
   • $g^k$ (which Alice is allowed to know)
3. Bob sends $((\hat{m})^k, g^k)$ to Alice

Key observation:

• Bob computes $(\hat{m})^k$, which contains $H(m)^k$ but is "contaminated" by $g^{k\rho}$
• Bob also sends $g^k$, which is needed by Alice for unblinding

Step 3: Alice Unblinds to Obtain Result

Alice's operations:

1. Alice receives $((\hat{m})^k, g^k)$
2. Alice knows her random number $\rho$
3. Alice computes:
   • $(g^k)^{\rho} = g^{k\rho}$
   • $H(m)^k = \frac{(\hat{m})^k}{(g^k)^{\rho}} = \frac{H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}}{g^{k\rho}} = H(m)^k$
4. Alice obtains $F(k, m) = H(m)^k$

Verification calculation: $\frac{(\hat{m})^k}{(g^k)^{\rho}} = \frac{(H(m) \cdot g^{\rho})^k}{(g^k)^{\rho}} = \frac{H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}}{g^{k\rho}} = H(m)^k \quad \checkmark$

Security Explanation

Bob's Privacy (Confidentiality of $k$)

• Bob only sends $g^k$, not $k$ itself
• Computing $k$ from $g^k$ requires solving the discrete logarithm problem, which is computationally hard (under the discrete logarithm assumption)
• Therefore, $k$ is kept secret from Alice (except for $g^k$ and $F(k, m)$)

Alice's Privacy (Confidentiality of $m$)

• Alice only sends $\hat{m} = H(m) \cdot g^{\rho}$, where $\rho$ is randomly chosen
• Since $\rho$ is random and $H(m)$ is random in the random oracle model, $\hat{m}$ appears as a random group element
• Bob cannot recover $H(m)$ or $m$ from $\hat{m}$ (under the random oracle model and discrete logarithm assumption)
• Therefore, $m$ is kept secret from Bob

Protocol Summary

Complete Protocol Flow:

1. Alice → Bob: $\hat{m} = H(m) \cdot g^{\rho}$ (where $\rho \leftarrow \mathbb{Z}_q$ is randomly chosen)

2. Bob → Alice: $((\hat{m})^k, g^k)$

   • where $(\hat{m})^k = H(m)^k \cdot g^{k\rho}$

3. Alice computes: $H(m)^k = \frac{(\hat{m})^k}{(g^k)^{\rho}}$

Result:

• Alice successfully obtains $F(k, m) = H(m)^k$
• Bob does not know $m$
• Alice does not know $k$ (except for $g^k$ and $H(m)^k$)

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Additional Notes

Why This Protocol is Oblivious Transfer

Definition of Oblivious Transfer:

• Receiver (Alice) obtains certain information from sender (Bob)
• Sender (Bob) does not know what information receiver (Alice) obtained

In This Protocol:

• Alice obtains $F(k, m) = H(m)^k$
• Bob does not know $m$, so he does not know which function value Alice computed
• This satisfies the definition of oblivious transfer

Protocol Extensibility

Can be extended to multiple inputs:

• If Alice has multiple inputs $m_1, m_2, \ldots, m_n$, the protocol can be executed for each input
• Each execution uses a different random number $\rho_i$

Can be extended to multiple keys:

• If Bob has multiple keys $k_1, k_2, \ldots, k_n$, the protocol can be executed for each key
• But each execution requires Bob to know the corresponding key

Practical Applications

Application Scenarios:

• Privacy-preserving data queries: Alice wants to query a database without revealing the query content
• Privacy-preserving computation: Two parties want to compute a function without revealing their respective inputs
• Electronic voting: Voters want to vote without revealing their vote content

Limitations:

• Requires both parties to be online (cannot be offline)
• Requires trusted random number generation
• Security depends on discrete logarithm assumption and random oracle model

Task E: ElGamal Homomorphism Analysis

Problem Analysis

Problem Background and Core Challenges

Task E delves into the homomorphic properties of EMEG, a variant of the ElGamal encryption system. ElGamal is a public-key encryption scheme based on the discrete logarithm problem, and its standard form inherently possesses multiplicative homomorphism. This problem requires us to first prove and demonstrate this multiplicative homomorphism, and then explore whether it can be adapted to be additively homomorphic, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of such a modification.

Definition of ElGamal Encryption System EMEG

Group $G$: A cyclic group of prime order $q$, generated by generator $g$.

Key Generation: Same as standard ElGamal.

• Choose private key $\alpha \in \mathbb{Z}_q$
• Compute public key $u = g^{\alpha} \in G$
• Public key is $(g, u)$, private key is $\alpha$

Encryption $(E)$:

• Input: Public key $pk = u \in G$, message $m \in G$
• Steps:
  1. Randomly choose $\beta \in \mathbb{Z}_q$
  2. Compute $v = g^{\beta}$
  3. Compute $e = u^{\beta} \cdot m$
• Output: Ciphertext $(v, e)$

Decryption $(D)$:

• Input: Private key $sk = \alpha \in \mathbb{Z}_q$, ciphertext $(v, e) \in G^2$
• Steps:
  1. Compute $s = v^{\alpha}$ (shared secret)
  2. Compute plaintext $m = e / s = e / v^{\alpha}$
• Output: Plaintext $m$

Requirement 1: In-Depth Analysis of Multiplicative Homomorphism

Requirement Description: Prove that EMEG possesses multiplicative homomorphism, meaning that given two ciphertexts $c_1 = E(pk, m_1)$ and $c_2 = E(pk, m_2)$, a new ciphertext $c$ can be constructed such that its decryption yields $m_1 \cdot m_2$.

Technical Challenges:

1. Understanding Homomorphism Definition: Multiplicative homomorphism implies that an operation performed on ciphertexts results in a ciphertext that, when decrypted, is equivalent to the multiplication of the corresponding plaintexts
2. Constructing New Ciphertext: A method must be found to combine $(v_1, e_1)$ and $(v_2, e_2)$ such that $D(sk, \text{combine}(c_1, c_2)) = m_1 \cdot m_2$
3. Specific Numerical Calculation: Perform actual calculations using the given parameters to verify the homomorphic property

Solution Key Points:

• Utilize properties of group operations, especially exponent rules $(a^x)(a^y) = a^{x+y}$ and $(a^x)^y = a^{xy}$
• Observe the ElGamal encryption process $e = u^{\beta} \cdot m$, where $u^{\beta}$ acts as a mask
• If $c_1 = (v_1, e_1)$ corresponds to $m_1$, and $c_2 = (v_2, e_2)$ corresponds to $m_2$, then $e_1 = u^{\beta_1} \cdot m_1$ and $e_2 = u^{\beta_2} \cdot m_2$
• Consider multiplying $e_1$ and $e_2$: $e_1 \cdot e_2 = (u^{\beta_1} \cdot m_1) \cdot (u^{\beta_2} \cdot m_2) = u^{\beta_1+\beta_2} \cdot (m_1 \cdot m_2)$
• Simultaneously, $v_1 \cdot v_2 = g^{\beta_1} \cdot g^{\beta_2} = g^{\beta_1+\beta_2}$
• Therefore, the new ciphertext $c = (v_1 \cdot v_2, e_1 \cdot e_2)$ takes the form of $E(pk, m_1 \cdot m_2)$, where the random number is $\beta_1+\beta_2$

Requirement 2: In-Depth Analysis of Additive Homomorphism

Requirement Description: Can the ElGamal encryption system be made additively homomorphic? Explain the solution and potential drawbacks.

Technical Challenges:

1. ElGamal's Native Structure: ElGamal's encryption and decryption operations are inherently multiplicative and divisive, which naturally gives it multiplicative homomorphism. To achieve additive homomorphism, the message encoding method must be changed
2. Message Encoding: The hint "try to encode the message in the exponent" suggests that the message $m$ is no longer directly a group element but rather an exponent of $g^m$
3. Group Properties: The operation in group $G$ is multiplication, while we aim to achieve addition of plaintexts. This requires mapping plaintext addition to group element multiplication

Solution Key Points:

• Message Encoding: Encode the plaintext message $m$ as $g^m$. This implies that $m$ must be an element of $\mathbb{Z}_q$, or a small integer
• Modified Encryption Process: $E'(pk, m) = \beta \leftarrow \mathbb{Z}_q, v \leftarrow g^{\beta}, e \leftarrow u^{\beta} \cdot g^m$, output $(v, e)$
• Modified Decryption Process: $D'(sk, (v, e)) = m$. Decryption yields $g^m$, and then $m$ needs to be computed by solving the discrete logarithm problem
• Additive Homomorphism Verification: Through multiplication of ciphertexts, we can obtain $g^{m_1+m_2}$, thereby achieving additive homomorphism for plaintexts

Potential Drawbacks:

1. Decryption Difficulty: Recovering $m$ from $g^m$ requires solving the discrete logarithm problem, which is computationally hard
2. Message Space Limitations: The message $m$ must be an exponent, typically an integer, and its range is limited by the order $q$ of the group $G$
3. Efficiency Issues: The computational hardness of discrete logarithm computation is the foundation of ElGamal's security, but also a bottleneck for its use as an additively homomorphic scheme

Related Cryptographic Knowledge Points

1. ElGamal Encryption: A public-key encryption scheme based on the discrete logarithm problem
2. Homomorphic Encryption: An encryption scheme that allows computations to be performed on ciphertexts, yielding a result that, when decrypted, matches the result of the same computation performed on the plaintexts
   • Multiplicative Homomorphism: Ciphertext operations correspond to plaintext multiplication
   • Additive Homomorphism: Ciphertext operations correspond to plaintext addition
3. Cyclic Groups and Discrete Logarithms: The mathematical foundation of ElGamal
4. Laws of Exponents: Fundamental properties in group operations, crucial for implementing homomorphism

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Standard Answer

Problem 1: Proof and Calculation for Multiplicative Homomorphism

Proof that EMEG possesses Multiplicative Homomorphism

Let the public key be $pk = u$ and the private key be $\alpha$. We know that $u = g^{\alpha}$.

Step 1: Encrypt $m_1$

• Choose a random number $\beta_1 \in \mathbb{Z}_q$
• $c_1 = (v_1, e_1) = (g^{\beta_1}, u^{\beta_1} \cdot m_1)$

Step 2: Encrypt $m_2$

• Choose a random number $\beta_2 \in \mathbb{Z}_q$
• $c_2 = (v_2, e_2) = (g^{\beta_2}, u^{\beta_2} \cdot m_2)$

Step 3: Construct a new ciphertext $c$ To achieve the encryption of $m_1 \cdot m_2$, we perform multiplication on the components of $c_1$ and $c_2$:

• $v = v_1 \cdot v_2 = g^{\beta_1} \cdot g^{\beta_2} = g^{\beta_1+\beta_2}$
• $e = e_1 \cdot e_2 = (u^{\beta_1} \cdot m_1) \cdot (u^{\beta_2} \cdot m_2) = u^{\beta_1+\beta_2} \cdot (m_1 \cdot m_2)$

The new ciphertext is $c = (v, e) = (g^{\beta_1+\beta_2}, u^{\beta_1+\beta_2} \cdot (m_1 \cdot m_2))$.

Step 4: Verify by decrypting $c$ $D(sk, c) = \frac{e}{v^{\alpha}} = \frac{u^{\beta_1+\beta_2} \cdot (m_1 \cdot m_2)}{(g^{\beta_1+\beta_2})^{\alpha}} = \frac{u^{\beta_1+\beta_2} \cdot (m_1 \cdot m_2)}{(g^{\alpha})^{\beta_1+\beta_2}} = \frac{u^{\beta_1+\beta_2} \cdot (m_1 \cdot m_2)}{u^{\beta_1+\beta_2}} = m_1 \cdot m_2$

Therefore, EMEG possesses multiplicative homomorphism. ✓

Specific Numerical Calculation Process

Given parameters:

• $g = 3$
• $q = 5$
• $G = \langle g \rangle$ is a subgroup of $\mathbb{Z}_{11}$
• $sk = \alpha = 9$
• $pk = u = 4$
• $m_1 = 4$
• $m_2 = 5$

First, verify $u = g^{\alpha} \bmod 11$: $3^9 \bmod 11 = (3^5 \cdot 3^4) \bmod 11 = (1 \cdot 4) \bmod 11 = 4$ Verification successful. ✓

Step 1: Encrypt $m_1 = 4$

• Randomly choose $\beta_1 \in \mathbb{Z}_5$. Assume $\beta_1 = 2$
• $v_1 = g^{\beta_1} \bmod 11 = 3^2 \bmod 11 = 9$
• $e_1 = u^{\beta_1} \cdot m_1 \bmod 11 = 4^2 \cdot 4 \bmod 11 = 16 \cdot 4 \bmod 11 = 5 \cdot 4 \bmod 11 = 20 \bmod 11 = 9$
• So $c_1 = (9, 9)$

Step 2: Encrypt $m_2 = 5$

• Randomly choose $\beta_2 \in \mathbb{Z}_5$. Assume $\beta_2 = 3$
• $v_2 = g^{\beta_2} \bmod 11 = 3^3 \bmod 11 = 27 \bmod 11 = 5$
• $e_2 = u^{\beta_2} \cdot m_2 \bmod 11 = 4^3 \cdot 5 \bmod 11 = 64 \cdot 5 \bmod 11 = 9 \cdot 5 \bmod 11 = 45 \bmod 11 = 1$
• So $c_2 = (5, 1)$

Step 3: Construct the new ciphertext $c$

• $v = v_1 \cdot v_2 \bmod 11 = 9 \cdot 5 \bmod 11 = 45 \bmod 11 = 1$
• $e = e_1 \cdot e_2 \bmod 11 = 9 \cdot 1 \bmod 11 = 9$
• So the new ciphertext is $c = (1, 9)$

Step 4: Decrypt $c$ to verify the result $D(sk, c) = \frac{e}{v^{\alpha}} \bmod 11 = \frac{9}{1^9} \bmod 11 = \frac{9}{1} \bmod 11 = 9$

Expected result: $m_1 \cdot m_2 = 4 \cdot 5 \bmod 11 = 20 \bmod 11 = 9$

The decryption result $9$ matches the expected result $9$. ✓

Problem 2: Additive Homomorphism of ElGamal

Solution: Encoding the Message in the Exponent

To make ElGamal additively homomorphic, we need to change the message encoding by representing the plaintext $m$ as a group element $g^m$.

Modified Encryption Process $(E')$:

• Input: Public key $pk = u$, message $m \in \mathbb{Z}_q$ (or a small integer range)
• Steps:
  1. Randomly choose $\beta \in \mathbb{Z}_q$
  2. Compute $v = g^{\beta}$
  3. Compute $e = u^{\beta} \cdot g^m$
• Output: Ciphertext $(v, e)$

Modified Decryption Process $(D')$:

• Input: Private key $sk = \alpha$, ciphertext $(v, e)$
• Steps:
  1. Compute $temp = \frac{e}{v^{\alpha}} = \frac{u^{\beta} \cdot g^m}{(g^{\beta})^{\alpha}} = \frac{(g^{\alpha})^{\beta} \cdot g^m}{(g^{\alpha})^{\beta}} = g^m$
  2. Recover $m$ from $g^m$. This requires solving the discrete logarithm problem: $m = \log_g(temp)$
• Output: Plaintext $m$

Additive Homomorphism Verification: Let $c_1 = (v_1, e_1)$ correspond to $g^{m_1}$, and $c_2 = (v_2, e_2)$ correspond to $g^{m_2}$.

Construct a new ciphertext $c = (v_1 \cdot v_2, e_1 \cdot e_2)$.

Decrypting $c$ yields: $\frac{e_1 \cdot e_2}{(v_1 \cdot v_2)^{\alpha}} = \frac{(u^{\beta_1} \cdot g^{m_1}) \cdot (u^{\beta_2} \cdot g^{m_2})}{(g^{\beta_1} \cdot g^{\beta_2})^{\alpha}} = \frac{u^{\beta_1+\beta_2} \cdot g^{m_1+m_2}}{(g^{\beta_1+\beta_2})^{\alpha}} = \frac{u^{\beta_1+\beta_2} \cdot g^{m_1+m_2}}{u^{\beta_1+\beta_2}} = g^{m_1+m_2}$

Therefore, by computing $c = (v_1 \cdot v_2, e_1 \cdot e_2)$, we obtain $g^{m_1+m_2}$, thereby achieving additive homomorphism for the plaintexts. ✓

Potential Drawbacks

1. Decryption Difficulty (Core Issue):

   • Recovering $m$ from $g^m$ requires computing the discrete logarithm
   • For groups of large prime order $q$, the discrete logarithm problem is computationally hard
   • This means that unless the message space for $m$ is extremely small (e.g., $m$ can only be small integers between 0 and 100, solvable by brute force), practical decryption is impossible
   • This severely limits its utility

2. Message Space Limitations:

   • The message $m$ must be an exponent, typically an integer, and its range is limited by the order $q$ of the group $G$
   • This restricts the types and sizes of messages that can be encrypted

3. Efficiency Issues:

   • Even for a small message space, decryption requires discrete logarithm computation (e.g., via precomputed tables or Pohlig-Hellman algorithm, but these methods are only effective for specific small ranges or special group structures)
   • This is generally much slower than direct group operations (multiplication, inversion)

4. Security Concerns:

   • If the message space is too small, attacks against the discrete logarithm problem might become feasible, potentially compromising the security of the encryption

Summary: Although encoding the message in the exponent can theoretically enable additive homomorphism for ElGamal, the computational infeasibility of solving the discrete logarithm problem for decryption (unless the message space is very limited) makes this modification impractical for a fully functional additively homomorphic scheme in real-world applications.

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Summary

Key Knowledge Points

1. ElGamal's Multiplicative Homomorphism: Through multiplication of ciphertext components, multiplicative homomorphism for plaintexts can be achieved
2. Difficulty of Additive Homomorphism: Although theoretically achievable through encoding, decryption requires solving the discrete logarithm problem, limiting practicality
3. Applications of Homomorphic Encryption: Homomorphic encryption has important applications in privacy-preserving computation, electronic voting, and other fields

Notes for Practical Applications

1. Practicality of Multiplicative Homomorphism: ElGamal's multiplicative homomorphism is useful in practical applications, such as vote counting in electronic voting systems
2. Limitations of Additive Homomorphism: Although additive homomorphism can be achieved through encoding, due to decryption difficulty, specialized schemes (such as Paillier encryption) are usually needed to achieve practical additive homomorphism