@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PEP is an acronym for "Polymorphic Encryption and Pseudonymization", which hints
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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PEP is an acronym for "Polymorphic Encryption and Pseudonymization", which hints
- PEP [encrypts](#encryption) data both [at rest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_at_rest#Encryption) and in transit, effectively providing [end-to-end encryption](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_encryption) between the data's uploader(s) and downloader(s).
- PEP [encrypts](#encryption) data both [at rest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_at_rest#Encryption) and in transit, effectively providing [end-to-end encryption](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_encryption) between the data's uploader(s) and downloader(s).
- PEP [ensures](#trust-reduction) that no single server or administrator or hosting party can access the data (or provide access to it) by themselves.
- PEP [ensures](#trust-reduction) that no single server or administrator or hosting party can access the data (or provide access to it) by themselves.
- PEP [contravenes data blending](#pseudonymization), preventing data from multiple downloaders from being combined into a larger data set.
- PEP [pseudonymizes data](#pseudonymization) to preventing multiple downloaders from blending data into a larger data set.
- PEP [keeps previous data](#retention) versions available after a cell's contents are overwritten.
- PEP [keeps previous data](#retention) versions available after a cell's contents are overwritten.
More information on these four key features can be found below. Because of these features, PEP is usable for the storage of any (sensitive and/or confidential) information that must be made available in a pseudonymized form. Its current applications include the storage and dissemination of medical data for multiple academic research projects.
More information on these four key features can be found below. Because of these features, PEP is usable for the storage of any (sensitive and/or confidential) information that must be made available in a pseudonymized form. Its current applications include the storage and dissemination of medical data for multiple academic research projects.
