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Half-pyramid data encryption

US10742401B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2017
Grant dateAug 11, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from a data owner, an input string of plaintext data comprising a plurality of characters for storage in a database of a third-party storage provider; arranging the plurality of characters of the input string as a half pyramid, wherein the half pyramid comprises a plurality of rows, each row comprising at least one more character than a preceding row; encrypting, using a secure encryption scheme and based upon a key, each row of the half pyramid independently from each other row of the half pyramid; and storing, in the database of the third-party storage provider, the encrypted rows of the half pyramid. Other aspects are claimed and described.

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