Private information retrieval
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private-information-retrieval-295-15188531
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Private information retrieval
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In cryptography, a private information retrieval (PIR) protocol is a protocol that allows a user to retrieve an item from a server in possession of a database without revealing which item is retrieved. PIR is a weaker version of 1-out-of-n oblivious transfer, where it is also required that the user should not get information about other database items. One trivial, but very inefficient way to achieve PIR is for the server to send an entire copy of the database to the user. In fact, this is the o
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Information retrieval husing cryptography
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2024-04-11T17:49:59Z
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