Implemented block-version of the good XOR scheme, properly.

pir/src/main/java/dk/au/pir/databases/ListDatabase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package dk.au.pir.databases;
+
+import dk.au.pir.settings.PIRSettings;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
+public class ListDatabase implements Database {
+
+    private final int[] db;
+    private final PIRSettings settings;
+
+    public ListDatabase(PIRSettings settings, int[] db) {
+        this.db = db;
+        this.settings = settings;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int get(long index) {
+        return db[(int) index];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterator<Byte[]> iterator() {
+        return null;
+    }
+}

pir/src/main/java/dk/au/pir/profilers/Profiler.java

@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ public class Profiler {
         return numbers;
     }
 
+    public int[][] clientReceive(int[][] numbers) {
+        for (int[] n: numbers) {
+            this.clientReceive(n);
+        }
+        return numbers;
+    }
+
     public FieldElement clientReceive(FieldElement element) {
         this.received += element.getValue().bitLength();
         return element;

pir/src/main/java/dk/au/pir/protocols/xor/SqrtXORClient.java

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package dk.au.pir.protocols.xor;
 
+import dk.au.pir.databases.Database;
+import dk.au.pir.databases.ListDatabase;
 import dk.au.pir.profilers.Profiler;
 import dk.au.pir.settings.PIRSettings;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Random;
 
 public class SqrtXORClient {
@@ -54,5 +57,44 @@ public class SqrtXORClient {
         }
         return result;
     }
+
+    public int[] receiveBlock(int index) {
+        /**
+         * PLAN:
+         *   Divide n into sqrt(n)
+         *   Compute which index we want find this within a block
+         *   Send block
+         */
+        boolean[] S1 = selectIndexes(this.sqrtSize);
+        boolean[] S2 = S1.clone();
+
+        int impBlock = (int) Math.floor(index/this.sqrtSize);
+        S2[index % this.sqrtSize] = !S1[index % this.sqrtSize];  // Remove the index, if it's contained in S.
+
+        int[][] resBit1 = this.profiler.clientReceive(this.servers[0].computeBlock(this.profiler.clientSend(S1)));
+        int[][] resBit2 = this.profiler.clientReceive(this.servers[1].computeBlock(this.profiler.clientSend(S2)));
+
+        int[] res = new int[this.settings.getBlocksize()];
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < this.settings.getBlocksize(); i++) {
+            res[i] = ((resBit1[impBlock][i] + resBit2[impBlock][i]) % 2);
+        }
+
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        PIRSettings settings = new PIRSettings(9, 2, 3);
+        SqrtXORServer[] servers = new SqrtXORServer[settings.getNumServers()];
+
+        Database database = new ListDatabase(settings, new int[] {1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,1});
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < settings.getNumServers(); i++) {
+            servers[i] = new SqrtXORServer(database, settings);
+        }
+        SqrtXORClient client = new SqrtXORClient(settings, servers, null);
+        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(client.receiveBlock(1)));
+
+    }
 }
 

pir/src/main/java/dk/au/pir/protocols/xor/SqrtXORServer.java

@@ -31,4 +31,28 @@ public class SqrtXORServer {
         }
         return resList;
     }
+
+    public int[][] computeBlock(boolean[] indexes) {
+        int[][] resList = new int[this.sqrtSize][this.settings.getBlocksize()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < this.sqrtSize; i++) {
+            int[] tmpRes = new int[this.settings.getBlocksize()];
+            for (int j = 0; j < this.sqrtSize; j++) {
+                try {
+                    if (indexes[j]) {
+                        for (int indi=0; indi < this.settings.getBlocksize(); indi++)
+                            // We then wish to loop over j*blockSize + indi
+                            // for j = 0; we want 0,1,2
+                            // for j = 1; we want 3,4,5 and so on..
+
+                            tmpRes[indi] = (tmpRes[indi] + this.database.get(((j*this.settings.getBlocksize()) + indi)
+                                    + (this.sqrtSize * i))) % 2;
+                    }
+                } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException ignored) {
+
+                }
+            }
+            resList[i] = tmpRes;
+        }
+        return resList;
+    }
 }

pres/pres.tex

@@ -45,11 +45,21 @@
     \item The block size
     \end{itemize}
   \item We have benchmarked on the same parameters
-  \item Reached the conclusion again, that oftentimes big-O notation seldomly gives the correct, most practical, result.
+  \item Reached the conclusion again, that oftentimes big-O notation won't give the most practical solution.
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
 
 \subsection{Protocols}
+
+\subsection{Blockification}
+\begin{frame}
+  \frametitle{Turning single-bit PIR into block schemes}
+  \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{graphics/blockProp.png}
+  \begin{itemize}
+  \item TLDR; Run the scheme blocksize amount of times, asking for consecutive bits is not ideal
+  \end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
 \subsubsection{Simple}
 \begin{frame}
   \frametitle{The most simple protocol}
@@ -118,35 +128,11 @@
   \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{graphics/MathStuff.png}
 \end{frame}
 
-\subsubsection{Interpolation based}
-\begin{frame}
-  \frametitle{Interpoly scheme}
-  Won't introduce again, however, we expect it to be worse in almost all metrics:
-  \begin{itemize}
-  \item We have to send BigIntegers from client to server, as the scheme relies on large polynomials
-  \item We have to send either all of the random sequences or the seed from which they originate
-    \begin{itemize}
-    \item This can be seen as a balancing act. If sequences are sent, server does not have to compute, but heavy on bandwidth
-      \item If seed is sent, low on bandwidth but the server also has to compute the sequences
-      \end{itemize}
-      \item In general, all of the computations regarding the polynomials, are likely to slow down the response time of the servers
-  \end{itemize}
-\end{frame}
-
-\subsection{Blockification}
-\begin{frame}
-  \frametitle{Turning single-bit PIR into block schemes}
-  \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{graphics/blockProp.png}
-  \begin{itemize}
-  \item TLDR; Run the scheme blocksize amount of times, asking for consecutive bits
-  \end{itemize}
-\end{frame}
-
 \section{Expected Results}
 \begin{frame}
   \frametitle{Overall expected results}
   \begin{itemize}
-  \item We expect the scheme which we have yet to implement, to perform the best
+  \item We expect the scheme before to perform the best
     \begin{itemize}
     \item The client has to sent less, so less bandwidth
     \item The client has to compute less
@@ -154,24 +140,52 @@
     \end{itemize}
   \item We expect the simple scheme of $2$ databases to be outperformed by the scheme where the server simply sends the entire database
     \begin{itemize}
-    \item This is due to the client still sending expected $n$ bits, but both server and client has to perform a computation
-    \item Client has to compute randomness
-      \item Server has to XOR
+    \item User sending data of expected size n
+    \item Both server and user has to do XOR computations
       \end{itemize}
-      \item We expect the Interpoly scheme to be the worst in all regards, as mentioned in previous slide
+      \item We expect the Interpoly scheme to be the worst in all regards
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
 
+
+\begin{frame}
+  \frametitle{Interpoly scheme}
+  Won't cover again, but expected to be worse:
+  \begin{itemize}
+  \item We have to send BigIntegers from client to server
+  \item We have to send either all of the random sequences or the seed
+    \begin{itemize}
+    \item If sequences are sent, server does not have to compute, but heavy on bandwidth
+      \item If seed is sent, low on bandwidth but the server also to compute the sequences
+      \end{itemize}
+      \item In general, all of the computations regarding the polynomials, are likely to slow down the response time of the servers
+  \end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
+
+
 \section{Results}
 \begin{frame}
   \frametitle{Initial Results}
   \begin{itemize}
   \item Booleans we like - much faster
-  \item Block indices are found by division - not modulus - correct code is good code
+  \item Storage issues
+  \item Bit-vectors of length database are nice in theory
   \end{itemize}
-  
 \end{frame}
 
+\begin{frame}
+  \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{graphics/Fixed_8-bit_block_size.pdf}
+  \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{graphics/Fixed_8-bit_block_size_log.pdf}
+\end{frame}
+\begin{frame}
+  \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{graphics/Fixed_8-bit_block_size_-_simulated_1MiBs_tx,_5MiBs_rx.pdf}
+  \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{graphics/Fixed_8-bit_block_size_-_simulated_1MiBs_tx,_5MiBs_rx_log.pdf}
+\end{frame}
+
+
+
+
 \section{Future Work}
 \begin{frame}
   \frametitle{Future Work}