Methods and Systems for Providing Unique Signatures

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code, the program code being operable, when executed by a computer system, to cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:

• acquiring a data set;
• converting the data set into a plurality of data matrices;
• determining a prime number;
• determining a plurality of primitive roots to the prime number;
• calculating a template matrix using a first and second primitive root, of the plurality of primitive roots;
• selecting a data matrix property of interest;
• and
• calculating a first hash function for each of the data matrices, wherein the first hash function is calculated using said property of interest, the prime number, and the template matrix;
• and
• generating a main set of signatures based on the first hash functions, wherein the main set of signatures comprises a first signature for each data matrix.

A system comprising:

• an input module configured to acquire a data set;
• a characterization module configured to convert the data set into a plurality of data matrices
• a data processing module configured to:
• determine a prime number;
• determine a plurality of primitive roots to the prime number;
• calculate a template matrix using a first and second primitive root, of the plurality of primitive roots;
• select a data matrix property of interest;
• and
• calculate a first hash function for each of the data matrices, wherein the first hash function is calculated using said property of interest, the prime number, and the template matrix;
• and
• generate a main set of signatures based on the first hash functions, wherein the main set of signatures comprises a first signature for each data matrix.