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TFHE Bootstrapping

Definition

TFHE Bootstrapping refers to a specific technique within the TFHE (Torque-FHE) fully homomorphic encryption scheme that refreshes encrypted data. This process allows for an unlimited number of computations on encrypted data without decrypting it, addressing a key limitation of earlier homomorphic encryption methods. It essentially takes a “noisy” ciphertext, resulting from multiple operations, and converts it into a fresh, less noisy ciphertext while maintaining its encrypted state. This capability is vital for practical applications of fully homomorphic encryption, enabling complex computations on private data.