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Encryption system, key generation apparatus, key generation method, key generation program, and homomorphic operation apparatus

US11849019B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2019
Grant dateDec 19, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/3231
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An encryption system comprises a key generation apparatus that generates an encryption key relating to the authority to generate a ciphertext from a plaintext, a homomorphic operation key relating to the authority to execute a homomorphic operation on a ciphertext that remains encrypted and whose authority is weaker than that of the encryption key, and a decryption key relating to the authority to decrypt ciphertext; an encryption apparatus that generates a ciphertext from a plaintext using the encryption key; a homomorphic operation apparatus that executes a homomorphic operation on the ciphertext using the homomorphic operation key; and a decryption apparatus that decrypts ciphertext using the decryption key.

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