Relational encryption
US9749138B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2107
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes encrypting a first plaintext vector using a relational linearity encryption scheme to generate a first linearity ciphertext and using a relational proximity encryption scheme to generate a first proximity ciphertext. The method includes communicating the first linearity and the first proximity ciphertexts to a server. The method includes encrypting a second plaintext vector using the relational linearity encryption scheme to generate a second linearity ciphertext and using the relational proximity encryption scheme to generate a second proximity ciphertext. The method includes communicating the second linearity and second proximity ciphertexts, a relational linearity key, and a relational proximity key to the server. The method includes receiving an authentication signal indicative of a linearity relationship between the first and the second linearity ciphertexts discovered using the relational linearity key and of a proximity between the first and the second proximity ciphertexts detected using the relational proximity key.
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