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Circular security

Aug 24, 2026

Circular security

The assumption that an encryption scheme remains secure when the adversary is given an encryption of the scheme’s own secret key (a key cycle), which is not implied by standard IND-CPA security.

TODO: syntax and security definition.

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Builds on Circular security

  • Circular security + LWE ⇒ HE
  • Circular security + Somewhat homomorphic encryption (SHE) ⇒ HE

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  • Circular security
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  • Circular security + LWE ⇒ HE
  • Circular security + Somewhat homomorphic encryption (SHE) ⇒ HE

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