L2-MA-CPABE: A ciphertext access control scheme integrating blockchain and off-chain computation with zero knowledge proof

Abstract

To enhance the security of ciphertext-policy attribute-based encryption (CP-ABE) and achieve fully distributed key generation (DKG), this paper proposes a ciphertext access control scheme integrating blockchain and off-chain computation with zero knowledge proof based on Layer-2 and multi-authority CP-ABE. Firstly, we enhance the system into two layers and construct a Layer-2 distributed key management service framework. This framework improves system efficiency and scalability while reducing costs. Secondly, we design the proof of trust contribution (PoTC) consensus algorithm to elect high-trust nodes responsible for DKG and implement an incentive mechanism for key computation through smart contract design. Finally, we design a non-interactive zero-knowledge proof protocol to achieve correctness verification of off-chain key computation. Security analysis and simulation experiments demonstrate that our scheme achieves high security while significantly improving system performance. The time consumption for data users to obtain attribute private keys is controlled at tens of milliseconds.