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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a symmetric encryption apparatus according to an embodiment, a storage unit stores a symmetric key formed from a plurality of elements of a first polynomial ring. A plaintext acceptance unit accepts input of plaintext information. A plaintext polynomial generation unit generates a plaintext polynomial by embedding the plaintext information whose input has been accepted in at least one of terms of a polynomial in a subspace of the first polynomial ring. A mask polynomial generation unit generates a mask polynomial having the symmetric key as a solution based on a second commutative ring defined over the first polynomial ring. An encryption unit generates a ciphertext using the plaintext polynomial and the mask polynomial.