A registration device (500) accepts plaintext, attribute information of a user having an authority of referring to the plaintext, and a registration key for use in generating a user key for generating a search query. The registration device generates aggregate information indicating one or more aggregate values, by aggregating a plurality of attribute values included in the attribute information. The registration device generates generalized information indicating a plurality of generalized values for each aggregate value by generalizing each aggregate value included in the aggregate information. The registration device generates ciphertext data including the plaintext encrypted, by using the plaintext, the attribute information, the generalized information, and the registration key. The registration device registers the ciphertext data in a database.