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New hybrid method enhances privacy in semantic search systems

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Researchers have developed a novel approach to enhance privacy in semantic search systems, which are powered by dense embeddings. The proposed method addresses the risk of embedding-inversion attacks that can reconstruct source text from vector databases. It combines geometric protection for the document collection, using SVD truncation and secret rotation, with cryptographic protection for queries via CKKS homomorphic encryption. This hybrid strategy aims to maintain ranking quality and achieve sub-second latency on large datasets while offering robust privacy guarantees within a defined threat model. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Sergey Kurilenko ·

    Hybrid privacy-aware semantic search: SVD-truncated document geometry and CKKS-encrypted query reranking under a restricted threat model

    arXiv:2606.26373v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Dense embeddings power semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation, but embedding-inversion attacks can reconstruct source text from a vector: when a vector database leaks, the documents behind it leak too. The textbook def…

  2. arXiv cs.IR (Information Retrieval) TIER_1 English(EN) · Sergey Kurilenko ·

    Hybrid privacy-aware semantic search: SVD-truncated document geometry and CKKS-encrypted query reranking under a restricted threat model

    Dense embeddings power semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation, but embedding-inversion attacks can reconstruct source text from a vector: when a vector database leaks, the documents behind it leak too. The textbook defences are extremes - encrypting the whole search h…

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