Generalized secret sharing (original) (raw)

The paper discusses the concept of generalized secret sharing, tracing its historical evolution from simple cryptographic techniques to modern applications in multi-party computation. Key examples include the usage of secret sharing to protect sensitive information within organizations and its application in problems like Yao's millionaire problem. The work also addresses the extension of secret sharing mechanisms beyond finite fields to more complex algebraic structures, striving for a deeper understanding of infinite secret domains.