HElib


Homomorphic Encryption library or HElib is a free and open-source cross platform software developed by IBM that implements various forms of homomorphic encryption.

History

HElib was primarily developed by Shai Halevi and Victor Shoup, shortly after Craig Gentry was a researcher at IBM, with the initial release being on May 5th 2013.

Features

The library implements i.a. the Brakerski-Gentry-Vaikuntanathan homomorphic encryption scheme, as well as optimizations such as Smart-Vercauteren ciphertext packing techniques.
HElib is written in C++ and uses the NTL mathematical library.