Post-Quantum Threshold Ring Signature Applications from VOLE-in-the-Head
We propose efficient, post-quantum threshold ring signatures constructed from one-wayness of AES encryption and the VOLE-in-the-Head zero-knowledge proof system. Our scheme scales efficiently to large rings and extends the linkable ring signatures paradigm. We define and construct key-binding deterministic tags to achieve linkability. We then extend our threshold ring signatures to realize post-quantum anonymous ledger transactions in the spirit of Monero. Finally, our deterministic tags also enable succinct aggregation using approximate lower bound arguments of knowledge; this allows us to achieve succinct (approximate) multi-signatures without SNARKs. Our constructions assume symmetric key primitives only.
Authors
- Peter Schöll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-8422)
- Sebastian Kolby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3228-7194)
- James Hsin-yu Chiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5126-9494)
- Ivan Damgård (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6164-0896)
- Sunniva Engan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3817-1538)
- William R. Duro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5313-3743)
Institutions
- University of Trento (IT)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3719027.3744854
- Primary Topic
- Cryptography and Data Security
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00