1.3-asymmetric-schemes.md

Asymmetric Schemes

• Process of protection and deprotection uses different keys;
• Keys are usually used during a long period of time;
• There are public keys and private keys;
• Used in:
  • Asymmetric cipher;
  • Digital signature.

Asymmetric Cipher

Algorithms (G, E, D):

• G - probabilistic function for key generation;
  • G :-> KeysPairs, where KeysPairs = PublicKeys x PrivateKeys;
• E - probabilistic function for cipher;
  • E: PublicKeys -> PlainTexts -> CipherTexts;
• D - deterministic function for decipher;
  • D: PrivateKeys -> CipherTexts -> PlainTexts.

Properties

• Correctness property: KeyPairs: D(kd)(E(ke)(m)) = m;
• Security property: It is computationally infeasible to get m from c, without the knowledge of kd;
• Asymmetric schemes use different keys for cipher and decipher;
• PlainTexts: space of messages;
• CipherTexts: space of ciphered messages;
• Does not guarantee data integrity;
• Computational cost is significantly higher than symmetric schemes;
• Limitations in the dimension of the ciphered information;
• Hybrid schemes:
  • Asymmetric scheme used to cipher a symmetric key - key transport;
  • Symmetric scheme used to cipher the information.

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RSA Primitive

• P and Q are distinct primes and N = PQ:
  • Typical dimensions: 2^1023 <= N <= 2^4095;
• E and D such that ED mod (P-1)(Q-1) = 1;
• Key pairs:
  • Public key: (E, N);
  • Private key: (D, N);
• Public operation - used in cipher: C = M^E mod N;
• Private operation - used in decipher: M = C^D mod N;
• The prime numbers factorization is the problem that supports the RSA primitive.

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Hybrid Scheme

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Digital Signature

• Each participant has 1 key pair for each digital identity;
• Signature process uses private key;
• Verification process uses public key;
• Key pairs are usually used during a long period of time;
• Public key diffused through a certificate;

ALgorithms (G, S, V):

• G - probabilistic function for key generation;
  • G :-> KeyPairs, where KeyPairs = PublicKeys x PrivateKeys;
• S - probabilistic function for signature;
  • S: PrivateKeys -> {0,1}* -> Signatures;
• V - deterministic function for verification;
  • V: PublicKeys -> (Signatures x {0,1}*) -> {true,false}.

Properties

• Correctness property: KeyPairs: V(kv)(S(ks)(m),m) = true;
• Security property: Without the knowledge of ks it is computationally infeasible:
  • selective forgery - given m, find s such that V(kv)(s, m) = true;
  • existential forgery - find the pair (m, s) such that V(kv)(s,m) = true;
• Signature s typically has a fixed dimension (ex: 160, 1024, 2048 bits);
• Computational cost is significantly higher than symmetric schemes;
• Asymmetric schemes use different keys for signature and verification;
• Message m is a sequence of bytes of variable dimension;
• Sign != Cipher and Verify != Decipher.