ELECTRIC APPARATUS AND ENCRYTION METHOD THEREOF

摘要

PURPOSE: An electronic device and an encryption method thereof are provided to easily manage a public key and a private key applied to encryption. CONSTITUTION: An electronic device(100) includes a security unit(110) storing public key information, an input unit receiving user authentication information and data key words, a user authentication unit(140) performing user authentication through input user authentication information, a password generation unit(130) generating a key word-password used for data search, and a control unit(150) controlling to generate a key word-password using pre-stored public key information, input user authentication information and data key words. [Reference numerals] (110) Security unit; (120) User interface unit; (130) Password generation unit; (140) User authentication unit; (150) Control unit; (160) Storage unit; (170) Query generation unit; (180) Data search unit;