IBM has announced a toolkit for implementing Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) technology for operating systems based on Linux (for IBM Z and x86 architectures).
Previously available for macOS and iOS, the FHE toolkit from IBM is now released for Linux as well. It is supplied in the form of Docker containers for three distributions: CentOS, Fedora, and Ubuntu Linux.
What is special about Fully Homomorphic Encryption technology? This technology allows for the encryption of both static and dynamic data (real-time encryption) using pervasive encryption. Thus, FHE enables work with data without decrypting them.
Additionally, the Data Privacy Passports system (a consolidated information protection system) allows IBM Z clients to set permissions for data access for specific individuals using access control mechanisms and to revoke access to data even during its transmission.
As IBM states in its press release: 'Initially proposed by mathematicians in the 1970s and first demonstrated in 2009, Fully Homomorphic Encryption technology has become a unique way to protect information privacy. The idea is simple: you can now process confidential data without decrypting it first. In short, you can't steal information if you can't understand it.'
For IBM Z (s390x) clients, the first release of the FHE toolkit for Linux supports only Ubuntu and Fedora, while this toolkit also works on CentOS for x86 platforms.
Meanwhile, IBM is confident that experienced developers familiar with Docker will be able to easily port the FHE toolkit from IBM to other GNU/Linux distributions. Each version of the toolkit provides users access to an integrated development environment (IDE) through a web browser installed on their operating system.
Before starting to work with the FHE toolkit for Linux, it is recommended to review the documentation at the project page on GitHub. Besides the version on GitHub, there is also a container on Docker Hub..
To better understand how IBM's Fully Homomorphic Encryption system works, it is suggested to check out the official video announcement..
Source: linux.org.ru
