Practice Secret Sharing Problem Motivation (1.1) - Basics 23 - Discrete Mathematics - Vol 3

Practice: Secret Sharing Problem Motivation

Lesson 1.1Basics 23

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Question 1.
What does the 'n' in (n, t) secret sharing represent?
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Think about how many people hold a piece of the secret.
Question 2.
Why is it important that at least two people have to agree to access a secret?
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Consider security and trust issues.
3Question 3.
What is the (n, t) secret sharing model?
- A system for breaking secrets
- A method of dividing a secret among several parties
- A way to encrypt data
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Recall the definitions discussed in class.
4Question 4.
True or False: In secret sharing, if one shareholder is compromised, the secret can still remain secure.
- True
- False
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Consider how many access points are required.
Question 5.
Imagine a situation with 5 shareholders where 3 of them must agree to access a secret. Describe how you would implement a secret-sharing scheme.
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Consider how the coefficients would be assigned to the polynomial.
Question 6.
Identify potential weaknesses in a secret sharing scheme involving only 2 out of 3 shareholders needing to access a secret. What could go wrong?
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Reflect on the balance between ease of access and security.

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