Unus pro omnibus: Multi-Client Searchable Encryption via Access Control

Jiafan Wang

Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium 2024 · Day 1 · Crypto Protocols

This article delves into "Unus pro omnibus: Multi-Client Searchable Encryption via Access Control," a talk presented by Jiafan Wang at the NDSS Symposium. The core focus of this research is to address the critical challenge of enabling secure, multiparty collaboration on sensitive data stored on untrusted cloud servers. While encryption is fundamental for data protection in such environments, traditional methods often impede essential operations like indexing and searching, which are indispensable for collaborative projects. This work introduces **Delegatable Searchable Encryption (DSE)**, a novel framework designed to bridge these gaps, embodying the spirit of "one for all" by allowing a data owner to set up keys once, after which clients can operate independently.