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JacobiX on April 30, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: An open-source fully homomorphic encryption librar...

Holomorphic encryption is a very interesting concept especially in a cloud setting. One could perform some operations on encrypted client data. But I don't know if it's mature enough.

ajb on April 30, 2013 [–]

I doubt it. A quick look at the papers referenced shows a huge cost factor.

eru on April 30, 2013 | [–]

Yes, in general. Special cases can be fast enough.

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