METHODS OF PROVIDING FAST SEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND DATA RETRIEVAL OF ENCRYPTED DATA WITHOUT DECRYPTION

摘要

Methods and systems of providing remote coded data storage, data analysis, and search and retrieval, with assurance of data security are described. Data security is such that it protects the data from any provider, administrator of remote services, or anyone breaking into the servers housing the data at the remote site. The methods include a coding schema such that both the storage and the associated services, such as data analysis, search and retrieval, can be provided even more efficiently and more responsively than without the coding. Possible applications of the methods include data storage, powerful data search and analysis services which can all be provided “in the Cloud” over the Internet, completely securely, even when a customer's private data set needs to be uploaded to the remote site. The efficiency of analysis, and search means that the methods may be useful even when security of data is not an issue.