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Impossibility of secure two-party classical computation

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Centre for Quantum Computation, DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)
We present attacks that show that unconditionally secure two-party classical computation is impossible for many classes of function. Our analysis applies to both quantum and relativistic protocols. We illustrate our results by showing the impossibility of oblivious transfer.
OSTI ID:
21140623
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 76; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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