Researcher Discovers Method to Fully Process Encrypted Data Without Knowing its Content
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 15:07
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- An IBM Researcher has solved a thorny mathematical problem that has confounded scientists since the invention of public-key encryption several decades ago. The breakthrough, called "privacy homomorphism," or "fully homomorphic encryption," makes possible the deep and unlimited analysis of encrypted information -- data that has been intentionally scrambled -- without sacrificing confidentiality.