Visible to the public Fast Multiparty Threshold ECDSA with Fast Trustless Setup

TitleFast Multiparty Threshold ECDSA with Fast Trustless Setup
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsGennaro, Rosario, Goldfeder, Steven
Conference NameProceedings of the 2018 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security
PublisherACM
Conference LocationNew York, NY, USA
ISBN Number978-1-4503-5693-0
Keywordsbitcoin, bitcoin security, cryptpgraphy, digital signatures, Human Behavior, multiparty computation, pubcrawl, Resiliency, Scalability, threshold signatures
Abstract

A threshold signature scheme enables distributed signing among n players such that any subgroup of size \$t+1\$ can sign, whereas any group with t or fewer players cannot. While there exist previous threshold schemes for the ECDSA signature scheme, we are the first protocol that supports multiparty signatures for any \$t leq n\$ with an efficient dealerless key generation. Our protocol is faster than previous solutions and significantly reduces the communication complexity as well. We prove our scheme secure against malicious adversaries with a dishonest majority. We implemented our protocol, demonstrating its efficiency and suitability to be deployed in practice.

URLhttp://doi.acm.org/10.1145/3243734.3243859
DOI10.1145/3243734.3243859
Citation Keygennaro_fast_2018