Title :
The Commitment Capacity of the Gaussian Channel Is Infinite
Author :
Nascimento, Anderson C A ; Barros, João ; Skludarek, Stefan ; Imai, Hideki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Brasilia, Brasilia
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We prove that the commitment capacity of the power-constrained Gaussian channel, i.e., the optimal rate at which this channel can be used for implementing commitment schemes, is infinite.
Keywords :
AWGN channels; channel capacity; cryptographic protocols; telecommunication security; AWGN channel; additive white Gaussian noise; commitment capacity; commitment protocols; cryptographic protocol; power-constrained Gaussian channel capacity; secure commitment protocol; AWGN; Additive white noise; Cryptographic protocols; Cryptography; Gaussian channels; Gaussian noise; Information security; Joining processes; Privacy; Random variables; Commitment protocols; Gaussian channels; information-theoretical security; noisy resources;
Journal_Title :
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIT.2008.921686
