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It should be a secure two party protocol against a malicious adversary.

$P_1$'s input is $X$ in $Z_p^*$ (p is a prime number); $P_2$'s input is nothing. $P_1$'s output is $r_X+r'$, where $r$,$r'$ are random numbers from $Z_p^*$ $P_2$' output is $r$ and $r'$.

Is there any efficient protocol to realize this functionality other than by using homomorphic encryption? If only HE solves this problem, which is the most efficient one?

Thanks for help!

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    $\begingroup$ This is a well-known problem called Oblivious Linear function Evaluation (OLE). $\endgroup$
    – Mikero
    Commented Sep 26, 2021 at 20:38
  • $\begingroup$ Thanks for help! $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 27, 2021 at 1:50

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This functionality can be instantiated using OLE (oblivious linear function evaluation). In a standard OLE, Alice gets (r, r'), Bob gets (x, y=rx+r'), where Alice picks r and Bob picks x. But if you want r to be random then you can just sample it from the uniform distribution.

OLE can be implemented very efficiently using lattices or OT. Here is one example: https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/970

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You can do this with any additive/logarithmically homomorphic scheme with $p$ dividing the order of the plaintext group. The Okamoto-Uchiyama system has plaintext space size exactly $p$ and may be suitable if you have no quantum resistance required.

The protocol is as follows:

P1 creates a public key for the scheme as well as encryptions of $X$ and 1, say $c_0=E(X)$ and $c_1=E(1)$. These are passed to P2.

Assuming a log-homomorphic scheme, P2 chooses random $r$ and $r’$, computes $c_2:=c_0^rc_1^{r’}=E(rX+r’)$ and sends this value to P1.

P1 decrypts $c_2$ to recover $rX+r’$.

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  • $\begingroup$ thank you! how about its efficiency compared with the Paillier scheme? I want an efficient one because I want it be secure against malicious adversary. Do you know any method other than HE? $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 26, 2021 at 8:29
  • $\begingroup$ And I also want a random r and r', but in your scheme, r and r' are decided by P2 which could be malicious. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 26, 2021 at 8:33
  • $\begingroup$ O-U is similar in efficiency to Paillier, and often more efficient for the same level of security. I don’t know of any non-HE solution. $\endgroup$
    – Daniel S
    Commented Sep 26, 2021 at 8:41
  • $\begingroup$ To defend against malicious P2, P1 can choose random $s1$ and $s2$ and form $(r+s1)X+(r’+s2)$. Sending $s1$ and $s2$ to P2 allows them to form $r+s1$ and $r’+s2$ $\endgroup$
    – Daniel S
    Commented Sep 26, 2021 at 8:45
  • $\begingroup$ Thanks! I will study O-U scheme. But i thinks to make it secure, some additonal ZKP may have to be added; things like proving the public parameter is rightly generated etc. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 26, 2021 at 8:54

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