cyborgdb-lite 0.12.0

Evaluation Version of CyborgDB: The Confidential Vector Database

CyborgDB Lite

CyborgDB Lite is an evaluation-only/non-commercial preview of CyborgDB, the first Confidential Vector Database. It enables you to ingest & search vectors emeddings in a privacy-preserving manner, without revealing the contents of the vectors themselves. CyborgDB works with existing DBs (e.g., Postgres, Redis) and enables you to add, query and retrieve vector embeddings with transparent end-to-end encryption.

💡 If you're looking for the REST Service version of CyborgDB, check out cyborgdb-service, or for the Client SDK cyborgdb.

Why Confidential?

Vector Search is at the heart of popular AI applications like RAG, recommendation systems, and semantic search. CyborgDB Lite leverages cryptographic hashing and symmetric encryption to enable Approximate Nearest-Neighbor (ANN) search over encrypted space, keeping your vector embeddings secure throughout their lifecycle.

Key Features

• End-to-End Encryption: Vector embeddings remain encrypted throughout their lifecycle, including at search time
• Zero-Trust Design: Novel architecture keeps confidential inference data secure
• High Performance: GPU-accelerated indexing and retrieval with CUDA support
• Familiar API: Easy integration with existing AI workflows
• Multiple Backing Stores: Works with PostgreSQL, Redis, and in-memory storage
• Cloud Ready: Supports AWS RDS, AWS ElastiCache, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Cache for Redis, Google Cloud SQL, and Google Cloud Memorystore

Getting an API Key

To start using cyborgdb-lite, you will need to get an API key from db.cyborg.co. You can sign up for a free account, create an API key and use it immediately.

Installation

# Ensure Python 3.9 - 3.13 is installed
# You may want to create a virtual environment:
conda create -n cyborg-env python=3.12
conda activate cyborg-env

# Install CyborgDB Lite:
pip install cyborgdb-lite

Quickstart

import cyborgdb_lite as cyborgdb
import secrets

# Set your CyborgDB API key
api_key = 'cyborgdb_000000' # Replace with your actual API key

# Create a client with memory storage
# You can replace this with Postgres
index_location = cyborgdb.DBConfig("memory")  # For index contents
config_location = cyborgdb.DBConfig("memory") # For config/loading
items_location = cyborgdb.DBConfig("memory")  # For item contents

# Create a client
client = cyborgdb.Client(api_key, index_location, config_location, items_location)

# Create an IVFFlat index
index_config = cyborgdb.IndexIVFFlat(dimension=4, n_lists=1024)

# Generate an encryption key for the index
index_key = secrets.token_bytes(32)

# Create an encrypted index
index = client.create_index("my_index", index_key, index_config)

# Add items to the encrypted index
items = [
    {"id": "item_1", "vector": [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4], "contents": "Hello!"},
    {"id": "item_2", "vector": [0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8], "contents": "Bonjour!"},
    {"id": "item_3", "vector": [0.9, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12], "contents": "Hola!"}
]

index.upsert(items)

# Query the encrypted index
query_vector = [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4]
results = index.query(query_vector)

# Print the results
for result in results:
    print(f"ID: {result.id}, Distance: {result.distance}")

Connecting to Different Backing Stores

PostgreSQL

index_location = cyborgdb.DBConfig(
    location="postgres",
    table_name="index_table", 
    connection_string="host=localhost dbname=cyborgdb_lite user=postgres password=postgres"
)

Limitations

CyborgDB Lite is an evaluation version with the following limitations:

• Maximum 1,000,000 encrypted embeddings
• Only 2 supported backing stores (PostgreSQL & Memory)
• Only 1 index type (IVFFlat)
• Maximum 4 CPU threads
• Non-commercial use only

For production use or to remove these limitations, please upgrade to CyborgDB Core.

Documentation

For more detailed documentation, visit:

• CyborgDB Documentation
• API Reference

System Requirements

• Python 3.9 - 3.13
• Operating Systems: Linux, macOS, or WSL

License

CyborgDB Lite is provided under a limited, evaluation-only license for non-commercial use. For commercial use, please contact Cyborg for licensing information.

About Cyborg

Cyborg is dedicated to making AI safe and secure. We develop solutions that enable organizations to leverage AI while maintaining the confidentiality and privacy of their data.

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