Paper 2022/656 Original: eprint.iacr.org/2022/656 ↗

Quantum Augmented Dual Attack

Martin R. Albrecht
Yixin Shen
Abstract

We present a quantum augmented variant of the dual lattice attack on the Learning with Errors (LWE) problem, using classical memory with quantum random access (QRACM). Applying our results to lattice parameters from the literature, we find that our algorithm outperforms previous algorithms, assuming unit cost access to a QRACM. On a technical level, we show how to obtain a quantum speedup on the search for Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) coefficients above a given threshold by leveraging the relative sparseness of the FFT and using quantum amplitude estimation. We also discuss the applicability of the Quantum Fourier Transform in this context. Furthermore, we give a more rigorous analysis of the classical and quantum expected complexity of guessing part of the secret vector where coefficients follow a discrete Gaussian (mod \(q\)).

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Category
Attacks and cryptanalysis
Publication info
Preprint.
History
2023-01-05: last updated
2022-05-27: published
Short URL
https://ia.cr/2022/656
License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2022/656,
      author = {Martin R. Albrecht and Yixin Shen},
      title = {Quantum Augmented Dual Attack},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2022/656},
      year = {2022},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/656}
}
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