Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of detecting IgG4 and Smad1 in a biological sample from a subject with onset or a risk of onset of diabetic nephropathy.

Abstract: A digital credential issuing system and method use public storage and encryption to provide a more secure digital credential issuing process because there is no direct interaction between the credential issuer and an entity requesting a new credential. The new credential may be secured, such as by using encryption, so that the newly issued credential may be uploaded to the public storage and then decrypted and used by only the particular entity for which the new credential is intended.

Abstract: A test system includes an information processing apparatus configured to receive input of software to be developed using an ID-based cipher, and a simulation apparatus configured to test the software. The simulation apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to store confidential information, generate a private key for an ID using the confidential information stored in the storage, encrypt, when an encryption request including plaintext and the ID is received, the plaintext using a private key corresponding to the ID, decrypt, when a decryption request including ciphertext and the private key is received, the ciphertext using the private key, and output a processing result of an encryption process performed and a decryption process performed as a test result.

Abstract: A client apparatus converts second input authentication information having a data content compliant with a second authentication method different from a first authentication method into authentication target information in a data format compliant with the first authentication method and transmits information corresponding to the authentication target information to a communication server apparatus. A server apparatus is capable of carrying out both a first process of providing a first authentication server apparatus that carries out an authentication process compliant with the first authentication method with first information corresponding to the authentication target information and a second process of providing a second authentication server apparatus that carries out an authentication process compliant with the second authentication method with second information corresponding to the authentication target information.

Abstract: Registered network-based identification corresponding to any of networks is stored in a key device 12. A terminal device 11 sends ciphertext and network-based identification to the key device 12, using a network. The key device 12 receives the sent ciphertext and network-based identification and outputs response information corresponding to a decrypted value of the ciphertext when the network-based identification corresponds to the registered network-based identification. The terminal device 11 obtains the decrypted value from the response information.

Abstract: A system and method for private key management in a public key encryption system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system and method may utilize a “fake” private key to provide the private key management.

Abstract: A security system and method are provided that manage the security of a plurality of internet of things (IoT) devices that are part of an enterprise infrastructure. The security system and method may use unspoofable tags wherein each unspoofable tag may be assigned to a category of IoT devices and each unspoofable tag may have a security policy rule assigned to the unspoofable tag (and thus the category of IoT devices) so that IoT devices that are part of the enterprise infrastructure are secured by the security policy rule.

Abstract: A computing apparatus outputs ?1 and ?2 corresponding to a ciphertext x, a capability providing apparatus uses ?1 to correctly compute f(?1) with a probability greater than a certain probability and sets the result of the computation as z1, uses ?2 to correctly compute f(?2) with a probability greater than a certain probability and sets the result of the computation as z2, the computing apparatus generates a computation result u=f(x)bx1 from z1, generates a computation result v=f(x)ax2 from z2, and outputs ub?va? if the computation results u and v satisfy a particular relation, where G and H are groups, f(x) is a function for obtaining an element of the group G for x?H, X1 and X2 are random variables having values in the group G, x1 is a realization of the random variable X1, and x2 is a realization of the random variable X2.

Abstract: A computing apparatus outputs ?1 and ?2 corresponding to a ciphertext x, a capability providing apparatus uses ?1 to correctly compute f(?1) with a probability greater than a certain probability and sets the result of the computation as z1, uses ?2 to correctly compute f(?2) with a probability greater than a certain probability and sets the result of the computation as z2, the computing apparatus generates a computation result u=f(x)bx1 from z1, generates a computation result v=f(x)ax2 from z2, and outputs ub?va? if the computation results u and v satisfy a particular relation, where G and H are groups, f(x) is a function for obtaining an element of the group G for x?H, X1 and X2 are random variables having values in the group G, x1 is a realization of the random variable X1, and x2 is a realization of the random variable X2.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a display device that displays an image; and a drive circuit that drives the display device. The display device includes a regulator that supplies power based on a predetermined set voltage, a plurality of functional blocks that are operated by the supply of the power from the regulator and are related to operation of the display device, a voltage monitoring circuit that determines whether a level of a power supply voltage of at least one of the functional blocks is high or low based on a predetermined threshold voltage, and a voltage controller that increases the set voltage when the voltage monitoring circuit determines that the power supply voltage of the functional block is lower than the threshold voltage.

Abstract: A decoding apparatus performs self-correcting processing with a decoding capability providing apparatus holding a decoding key for decoding first ciphertext which can be decoded by homomorphic operation to obtain a decoding value of the first ciphertext, and performs non-homomorphic operation using a value corresponding to or deriving from the decoding value of the first ciphertext and an addition value to output plaintext.

Abstract: A client apparatus converts second input authentication information having a data content compliant with a second authentication method different from a first authentication method into authentication target information in a data format compliant with the first authentication method and transmits information corresponding to the authentication target information to a communication server apparatus. A server apparatus is capable of carrying out both a first process of providing a first authentication server apparatus that carries out an authentication process compliant with the first authentication method with first information corresponding to the authentication target information and a second process of providing a second authentication server apparatus that carries out an authentication process compliant with the second authentication method with second information corresponding to the authentication target information.

Abstract: A digital credential issuing system and method use public storage and encryption to provide a more secure digital credential issuing process because there is no direct interaction between the credential issuer and an entity requesting a new credential. The new credential may be secured, such as by using encryption, so that the newly issued credential may be uploaded to the public storage and then decrypted and used by only the particular entity for which the new credential is intended.

Abstract: A security system and method are provided that manage the security of a plurality of internet of things (IoT) devices that are part of an enterprise infrastructure. The security system and method may use unspoofable tags wherein each unspoofable tag may be assigned to a category of IoT devices and each unspoofable tag may have a security policy rule assigned to the unspoofable tag (and thus the category of IoT devices) so that IoT devices that are part of the enterprise infrastructure are secured by the security policy rule.

Abstract: Name information which is generated by using a value corresponding to a decryption key and address information of a key cloud device which provides a cloud-key management type decryption service in which the decryption key is used are stored in a storage of a directory service device in a manner to associate the name information with the address information, and a searching unit of the directory service device searches the storage by using the inputted name information to obtain address information corresponding to the inputted name information.

Abstract: A computing apparatus outputs ?1 and ?2 corresponding to a ciphertext x, a capability providing apparatus uses ?1 to correctly compute f(?1) with a probability greater than a certain probability and sets the result of the computation as z1, uses ?2 to correctly compute f(?2) with a probability greater than a certain probability and sets the result of the computation as z2, the computing apparatus generates a computation result u=f(x)bx1 from z1, generates a computation result v=f(x)ax2 from z2, and outputs ub?va? if the computation results u and v satisfy a particular relation, where G and H are groups, f(x) is a function for obtaining an element of the group G for x?H, X1 and X2 are random variables having values in the group G, x1 is a realization of the random variable X1, and x2 is a realization of the random variable X2.

Abstract: The risk of leakage of secret information caused by leakage of a secret key is reduced. A segmented secret-key storage system segments a secret key SK into segments that can be combined at the time of decryption or at the time of generation of a signature and records the secret-key segments sk1, . . . , skN in segment storage apparatuses. The secret-key segments are changed, periodically or under a predetermined condition, to another set of secret-key segments that satisfies a condition for combination. In the segmented secret-key storage system, the secret key SK is not revealed unless the secret-key segments are stolen from all the segment storage apparatuses in an interval between changes made to the secret-key segments. Accordingly, the risk of leakage can be greatly reduced in comparison with the risk of leakage of the secret key from a single apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method for private key management in a public key encryption system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system and method may utilize a “fake” private key to provide the private key management.

Abstract: A first calculation unit is capable of calculating f(x)bx1 and sets a calculation result of f(x)bx1 to u, and a second calculation unit is capable of calculating f(x)ax2, and sets a calculation result of f(x)ax2 to v. A final calculation unit outputs (ub?va?)1/d for d=a?a+b?b when the calculation result u and the calculation result v satisfy ua=vb. Here, G and H are groups, f is a function for mapping an element x of the group H to the group G, X1 and X2 are random variables values of which are in the group G, a realization of the random variable X1 is x1, a realization of the random variable X2 is x2, and a, b, a?, and b? are integers.

Abstract: A computing apparatus outputs ?1 and ?2 corresponding to a ciphertext x, a capability providing apparatus uses ?1 to correctly compute f(?1) with a probability greater than a certain probability and sets the result of the computation as z1, uses ?2 to correctly compute f(?2) with a probability greater than a certain probability and sets the result of the computation as z2, the computing apparatus generates a computation result u=f(x)bx1 from z1, generates a computation result v=f(x)ax2 from z2, and outputs ub?va? if the computation results u and v satisfy a particular relation, where G and H are groups, f(x) is a function for obtaining an element of the group G for x?H, X1 and X2 are random variables having values in the group G, x1 is a realization of the random variable X1, and x2 is a realization of the random variable X2.