Oblivious Transfer based on Key Exchange (0705.0178v1)

Abstract: Key-exchange protocols have been overlooked as a possible means for implementing oblivious transfer (OT). In this paper we present a protocol for mutual exchange of secrets, 1-out-of-2 OT and coin flipping similar to Diffie-HeLLMan protocol using the idea of obliviously exchanging encryption keys. Since, Diffie-HeLLMan scheme is widely used, our protocol may provide a useful alternative to the conventional methods for implementation of oblivious transfer and a useful primitive in building larger cryptographic schemes.