Explore advanced cryptographic concepts in this 25-minute conference talk on universal obfuscation and witness encryption. Delve into topics such as indistinguishability obfuscation, bootstrapping theorems, and robust combiners. Learn about secret sharing, threshold fully homomorphic encryption, and the construction of IO combiners. Examine the main theorem, evaluation techniques, and proofs presented by researchers in the field. Gain insights into potential applications and future directions for these cutting-edge cryptographic primitives.
Universal Constructions and Robust Combiners for Indistinguishability Obfuscation and Witness Encryption
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Indistinct Sugar Deification
Can we instantiate M maps
Bootstrapping Theorems
Combining Security
Universal IO
Main Theorem
Robust AI Combiner
Secret Sharing
Building IO Combiner
Which NPC to use
Constructing the combiner
Threshold FHE
Evaluation
Proof
Solution
Conclusion
Taught by
TheIACR
