Date of Graduation
5-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Computer Science and Computer Engineering
Advisor/Mentor
Thompson, Dale R.
Committee Member/Reader
Patitz, Matthew
Committee Member/Second Reader
Panda, Brajendra
Committee Member/Third Reader
Zhan, Justin
Abstract
While fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is a fairly new realm of cryptography, it has shown to be a promising mode of information protection as it allows arbitrary computations on encrypted data. The development of a practical FHE scheme would enable the development of secure cloud computation over sensitive data, which is a much-needed technology in today's trend of outsourced computation and storage. The first FHE scheme was proposed by Craig Gentry in 2009, and although it was not a practical implementation, his scheme laid the groundwork for many schemes that exist today. One main focus in FHE research is the creation of a library that allows users without much knowledge of the complexities of FHE to use the technology securely. In this paper, we will present the concepts behind FHE, together with the introduction of three open-source FHE libraries, in order to bring better understanding to how the libraries function.
Keywords
Fully Homomorphic Encryption, Secure Cloud Computing, Secure Computation
Citation
Carey, A. (2020). On the Explanation and Implementation of Three Open-Source Fully Homomorphic Encryption Libraries. Computer Science and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/csceuht/77