Return Home Franciscan University of Steubenville Pryvit

 

HOME  Virtual Shredding and Confidential Sharing of Electronic Files

With Pryvit®, right people get your information, wrong people don't.

Why another encryption method?

Conventional in-the-box thinking: one message, one encryption, one key
Pryvit: any number and type of computer files, thousands of little encryptions, hundreds of tiny keys
Benefits of Pryvit: resistance to brute force attack, safety in distribution.

Scenario: Governor of California while on vacation thrown from horse, taken to remote North Dakota hospital ... Problem # 1: Speed of access to Arnold's medical records for the attending physician in the hospital's ER. Problem # 2: Making sure the media don't get at those records. Solution: Pryvit. Timing ... under three minutes after records holder in California approves transfer, full medical records are in North Dakota. Access by eavesdropping media is ineffective. Media has to content itself with spreading human interest rumors that the "Gubernator" terminated the horse before lapsing into unconsciousness. [See other scenarios.]

Pryvit reduces electronic files into electronic confetti. The difference from paper: Pryvit expands electronic confetti back into electronic files on computers that you designate anywhere in the world in moments.

Want to check it out for yourself? See the "Products" links above.

Be sure also to view the "What is Pryvit?" links above. Patent 6,757,699 and full details of the technique are published at this site. Patent rights are held by Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. The name Pryvit is Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Software providers are encouraged to experiment with the technique and to consider building it into their products. Note that licenses will be required for commercial use.

Cryptographers, cryptanalysts and software providers are invited to evaluate and benchmark this new technique to protect confidentiality of computer files. The executive view presents Pryvit as the electronic equivalent of a paper shredder which can disperse data file fragments worldwide, reconstitute the shredded files on demand, and share files securely with intended recipients anywhere in the world.

©2004 Marpex, Inc.
Search What is Pryvit? Cryptography Experts Software Providers Patent Products Other