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Homomorphic Encryption

Encryption

Encryption at Rest Encryption Secure Multi‑Party Computation Client‑Side Encryption

Doing math on locked data without unlocking it.

Definition

Homomorphic encryption lets computers work with encrypted data (do calculations) without decrypting it first.

In plain English Doing math on locked data without unlocking it.

Why this matters

Why it matters: It can reduce who gets to see your raw data, even while still using it.

Example

Example: A service can calculate a total or statistic on encrypted numbers without seeing the original values.