Client-side encryption: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:29, 15 April 2015

Revision as of 18:29, 15 April 2015

Line 1:

{{unreferenced|date=February 2011}}

{{wikify|date=February 2011}}

'''[[Client-side]] encryption''' is the [[cryptographic]] technique of [[encrypting]] data before it is transmitted to a [[server (computing)|server]] in a [[computer network]]. Usually, [[encryption]] is performed with a [[key (cryptography)|key]] that is not known to the server. Consequently, the service provider is unable to decrypt the hosted data. In order to access the data, it must always be decrypted by the client. [[Client-side]] encryption allows for the creation of [[zero-knowledge applicationproof|zero-knowledge applications]]s whose providers cannot access the data its users have stored, thus offering a high level of privacy.

==See also==

<!--- Categories --->

* [[End-to-end encryption]]

* [[Homomorphic encryption]]

[[Category:Cryptography]]

[[Category:Clients (computing)]]

{{Crypto-stub}}