A JPEG Image Compression Service Using Part Homomorphic Encryption

alberth

"Compression" and "Encryption" seem like two words I wouldn't expect in the same sentence.

Wouldn't you compress the file independently ... regardless of anytype of encryption (homomorphic or not).

Almondsetat

This is image compression, which uses visual tricks, not simple binary file compression

alberth

Isn't a JPEG already compressed.

I'm confused.

Almondsetat

The service is taking an encrypted image and compressing it without decrypting it

pogue

What would you use this for?

perching_aix

As a technological demonstration of homomorphic encryption and its benefit.

77pt77

Compressing images into jpeg without anyone else ever seeing them.

I personally would prefer something like Homomorphic encryption for say sql queries on a database that the server can never read.

tgv

There's no information in the repo, but I suppose this means jpeg compression of an encrypted image without decryption, right?

mystified5016

Yes. Homomorphic encryption means that you can do math to the encrypted file to produce a new encrypted file. The operator doing the math cannot read either version, but the owner of the original file can.

pogue

Without anyone ever seeing them?

whatdoinghere

TIL you can get on the front page of HN without a README, explanation of what your project does, no commits in 3 years and less than a dozen stars.

Amazing...