HElib
| Developer(s) | IBM |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 5, 2013 |
| Stable release | 2.2.1
/ October 1, 2021 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C++ |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux |
| License | Apache License (2.0) |
| Website | homenc |
Homomorphic Encryption library or HElib is a free and open-source cross platform software developed by IBM that implements various forms of homomorphic encryption.[1][2]
History
[edit]HElib was primarily developed by Shai Halevi and Victor Shoup, shortly after Craig Gentry was a researcher at IBM, with the initial release being on May 5, 2013.[3]
Features
[edit]The library implements the Brakerski-Gentry-Vaikuntanathan (BGV) fully homomorphic encryption scheme, as well as optimizations such as Smart-Vercauteren ciphertext packing techniques.[4]
HElib is written in C++ and uses the NTL mathematical library.
References
[edit]- ^ An Implementation of homomorphic encryption., homenc, 2019-11-20, archived from the original on 2019-05-01, retrieved 2019-11-20
- ^ Lanet, Jean-Louis; Toma, Cristian (2019). Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications: 11th International Conference, SecITC 2018, Bucharest, Romania, November 8-9, 2018, Revised Selected Papers. Springer. p. 427. ISBN 9783030129422.
- ^ "IBM takes a big new step in cryptography: practical homomorphic encryption". Naked Security. 2013-05-05. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ Halevi, Shai; Shoup, Victor (2014). "Algorithms in HElib". In Garay, Juan A.; Gennaro, Rosario (eds.). Advances in Cryptology – CRYPTO 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 8616. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 554–571. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44371-2_31. ISBN 9783662443712.