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CEILIDH

[key-lee]

CEILIDH is a public key cryptosystem based on the discrete logarithm problem in algebraic torus. This idea was first introduced by Alice Silverberg and Karl Rubin in 2003. The main advantage of those schemes is the reduced size of the keys for the same security than the basic schemes.

The name CEILIDH comes from the Scots Gaelic word ceilidh which means a traditional Scottish Gathering.

Algorithms

Parameters

Let $q$ be a prime power.
An integer $n$ is chosen such that :

The torus $T_n$ has an explicit rational parametrization.
$Phi_n(q)$ is divisible by a big prime $l$ where $Phi_n$ is the $n^{th}$ Cyclotomic polynomial.

Let $m=phi(n)$ where $phi$ is the Euler function.
Let $rho : T_n(mathbb{F}_q) rightarrow {mathbb{F}_q}^m$ a birational map and its inverse $psi$ .
Choose $alpha in T_n$ of order $l$ and let $g=rho(alpha))$ .

Key agreement scheme

This Scheme is based on the Diffie-Hellman key agreement.

Alice choses a random number $a pmod{Phi_n(q)}$ .
She computes $P_A= rho(psi(g)^a) in mathbb{F}_q^m$ and sends it to Bob.

Bob choses a random number $b pmod{Phi_n(q)}$ .
He computes $P_B= rho(psi(g)^b) in mathbb{F}_q^m$ and sends it to Alice.

Alice computes $rho(psi(P_B))^a) in mathbb{F}_q^m$
Bob computes $rho(psi(P_A))^b) in mathbb{F}_q^m$

$psi o phi$ is the identity, thus we have : $rho(psi(P_B))^a) = rho(psi(P_A))^b) = rho(psi(g)^{ab})$ which is the shared secret of Alice and Bob.

Encryption scheme

This scheme is based on the ElGamal encryption.

Key Generation

Alice choses a random number $a pmod{ Phi_n(q)}$ as her private key.
The resulting public key is $P_A= rho(psi(g)^a) in mathbb{F}_q^m$ .

Encryption

The message $M$ is an element of $mathbb{F}_q^m$ .
Bob choses a random integer $k$ in the range $1leq k leq l-1$ .
Bob computes $gamma = rho(psi(g)^k) in mathbb{F}_q^m$ and $delta = rho(psi(M)psi(P_A)^k) in mathbb{F}_q^m$ .
Bob sends the ciphertext $(gamma,delta)$ to Alice.

Decryption

Alice computes $M = rho(psi(delta)psi(gamma)^{-a})$ .

Security

CEILIDH scheme is base on ElGamal scheme and thus is based on the same security properties.

If the computational Diffie-Hellman assumption holds the underlying cyclic group $G$ , then the encryption function is one-way.

If the decisional Diffie-Hellman assumption (DDH) holds in $G$ , then CEILIDH achieves semantic security. Semantic security is not implied by the computational Diffie-Hellman assumption alone. See decisional Diffie-Hellman assumption for a discussion of groups where the assumption is believed to hold.

CEILIDH encryption is unconditionally malleable, and therefore is not secure under chosen ciphertext attack. For example, given an encryption $(c_1, c_2)$ of some (possibly unknown) message $m$ , one can easily construct a valid encryption $(c_1, 2 c_2)$ of the message $2m$ .