Open AccessCrypt4GH: a file format standard enabling native access to encrypted data
Author(s) -
Alexander Senf,
Robert M. Davies,
Frédéric Haziza,
John Marshall,
Juan Ramón Troncoso-Pastoriza,
Oliver Hofmann,
Thomas Keane
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bioinformatics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.599
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1367-4811
pISSN - 1367-4803
DOI - 10.1093/bioinformatics/btab087
Subject(s) - computer science , byte , encryption , file format , database , operating system
The majority of genome analysis tools and pipelines require data to be decrypted for access. This potentially leaves sensitive genetic data exposed, either because the unencrypted data is not removed after analysis, or because the data leaves traces on the permanent storage medium.
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