TheIACR Courses

Yes, There is an Oblivious RAM Lower Bound!

Explore groundbreaking research on Oblivious RAM, uncovering a significant lower bound that challenges previous assumptions and advances our understanding of secure data access patterns.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Constrained PRFs for NC1 in Traditional Groups

Explore constrained pseudorandom functions for NC1 circuits in traditional groups, advancing cryptographic techniques for secure computation and access control.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Dissection BKW

Explore the Dissection BKW algorithm, a cryptographic technique presented at Crypto 2018, and its implications for solving the Learning with Errors problem.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Adaptively Secure Garbling with Near Optimal Online Complexity

Learn about adaptively secure garbling schemes with near-optimal online complexity, exploring key concepts, techniques, and their significance in cryptography and secure computation.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A New Approach to Black-Box Concurrent Secure Computation

Explore innovative techniques for enhancing privacy and security in concurrent computations, focusing on black-box protocols and their applications in cryptography.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Obfustopia Built on Secret-Key Functional Encryption

Explore advanced cryptographic techniques: obfuscation, functional encryption, and their applications in building secure systems. Gain insights from cutting-edge research presented at Eurocrypt 2018.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Limits on Low-Degree Pseudorandom Generators - Or - Sum-of-Squares Meets Program Obfuscation

Explore the intersection of sum-of-squares and program obfuscation, examining limitations of low-degree pseudorandom generators in cryptography and complexity theory.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

On the Existence of Three Round Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Explore the intricacies of three-round zero-knowledge proofs, delving into complexity, compression, and verification methods in cryptography.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

An Efficiency-Preserving Transformation from ...

Explore an efficiency-preserving transformation in cryptography, presented at Eurocrypt 2018, delving into advanced concepts and their implications for secure systems.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Thirty Years of Digital Currency - From Digicash to the Blockchain

Explore the evolution of digital currencies from Digicash to blockchain, examining successes, failures, and future challenges in cryptocurrency development and adoption.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Efficient Designated-Verifier Non-interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs of Knowledge

Explore efficient designated-verifier non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs of knowledge, covering NIZK landscapes, compilers, and novel techniques for cryptographic protocol design.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Quasi-Optimal SNARGs via Linear Multi-Prover Interactive Proofs

Explore quasi-optimal SNARGs and linear multi-prover interactive proofs in cryptography, covering key concepts, implementations, and open challenges in this cutting-edge field.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Supersingular Isogeny Graphs and Endomorphism Rings - Reductions and Solutions

Explore supersingular isogeny graphs and endomorphism rings, discussing their applications in cryptography and potential vulnerabilities to quantum computing attacks.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Fuzzy Password-Authenticated Key Exchange

Explore innovative cryptographic techniques for secure key exchange using fuzzy passwords, including applications, constructions, and privacy-correctness tradeoffs in dual execution scenarios.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Bloom Filter Encryption and Applications to Efficient Forward-Secret 0-RTT Key Exchange

Explore innovative cryptographic techniques for efficient forward-secret 0-RTT key exchange using Bloom Filter Encryption, as presented at Eurocrypt 2018.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk