Crypt4GH encryption

• You must use crypt4gh to encrypt your data before you send it to us for processing
• crypt4gh is the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) approved secure method for sharing human genetic data
• Every dataset created on GeneticScores.org is encrypted with a unique key
• This means that while your data is stored on our service it is encrypted at rest and during transfer
• We delete keys regularly (and users can request key deletion) to ensure we don't persist any private data on the platform

High level explanation

• We use crypt4gh to implement public-key cryptography
• When you create a new dataset we generate a linked key pair consisting of a public key and a secret key
• We take the secret key, encrypt it, and store it in a secure vault on the GeneticScores.org platform
• We provide the public key for you to download
  • The public key is not sensitive data
• Anybody with the public key can encrypt data with it
• Only the holder of the linked secret key (GeneticScores.org) can decrypt the data