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Abstract
The vast storage capacity and computational power of cloud servers have led
to the widespread outsourcing of machine learning inference services. While
offering significant operational benefits, this practice also introduces
privacy risks, such as the exposure of proprietary models and sensitive user
data. In this paper, we present OnePath, a framework for secure and efficient
decision tree inference in cloud environments. Unlike existing methods that
traverse all internal nodes of a decision tree, our traversal protocol
processes only the nodes on the prediction path, significantly improving
inference efficiency while preserving privacy. To further optimize privacy and
performance, OnePath is the first to employ functional encryption for
evaluating decision tree nodes. Notably, our protocol enables both model
providers and users to remain offline during the inference phase, offering a
crucial advantage for practical deployment. We provide formal security analysis
to demonstrate that OnePath provides comprehensive privacy protections during
the model inference process. Extensive experimental results show that our
approach processes query data in microseconds, highlighting its efficiency.
OnePath offers a practical solution that strikes a balance between security and
performance, making it a promising option for a wide range of cloud-based
decision tree inference applications.