Bren Cavallo

Bren Cavallo, Delaram Kahrobaei

In this paper we study the conjugacy problem in polycyclic groups. Our main result is that we construct polycyclic groups $G_n$ whose conjugacy problem is at least as hard as the subset sum problem with $n$ indeterminates. As such, the conjugacy problem over the groups $G_n$ is NP-complete where the parameters of the problem are taken in terms of $n$ and the length of the elements given on input.

Bren Cavallo, Delaram Kahrobaei

In this paper we review the Habeeb-Kahrobaei-Shpilrain secret sharing scheme and introduce a variation based on the shortlex order on a free group. Drawing inspiration from adjustments to classical schemes, we also present a method that allows for the protocol to remain secure after multiple secrets are shared.