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Addressing RFCs from @derekpierre and @mswilkison

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The NuCypher network uses the [Umbral](https://github.com/nucypher/pyUmbral) threshold proxy re-encryption scheme to provide cryptographic access controls for distributed apps and protocols.
The NuCypher network uses the [Umbral](https://github.com/nucypher/pyUmbral)
threshold proxy re-encryption scheme to provide cryptographic access control
for distributed apps and protocols.
Applications can use the NuCypher network to facilitate end-to-end encrypted
data sharing via sharing policies. Access permissions are baked into the
underlying encryption, and access can only be explicitly granted by the data owner.
Consequently, the data owner has ultimate control over access to their data.
At no point is the data decrypted nor can the underlying private keys be
determined by the NuCypher network.
01. Alice, the data owner, grants access to her encrypted data to
anyone she wants by creating a policy and uploading it to
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03. Ursula, a miner, receives the access policy and stands ready to
re-encrypt data in exchange for payment in fees and block rewards.
Thanks to the use of proxy re-encryption,
Ursula and the storage layer never have access to Alice's plaintext data.
Ursula and the storage layer never have access to Alice's
plaintext data nor her private key.
04. Bob, a data recipient, sends an access request to the NuCypher network.
If the policy is satisfied, the data is re-encrypted to his public key
and he can decrypt it with his private key.
If Bob was granted an access policy by Alice,
the data is re-encrypted for his public key,
and he can subsequently decrypt it with his private key.
More detailed information:

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If the policy is satisfied, the data is re-encrypted to his public key
and he can decrypt it with his private key.
More information:
More detailed information:
- GitHub https://www.github.com/nucypher/nucypher
- Website https://www.nucypher.com/