A simulation of an interactive protocol entails the use of an interactive communication to produce the output of the protocol to within a fixed statistical distance $\epsilon$. Recent works in the TCS community have propagated that the information complexity of the protocol plays a central role in characterizing the minimum ... more >>>

One of the most fundamental notions of cryptography is that of \emph{simulation}. It stands behind the concepts of semantic security, zero knowledge, and security for multiparty computation. However, writing a simulator and proving security via the use of simulation is a non-trivial task, and one that many newcomers to the ... more >>>