Generating a unique encryption key
US10037440B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/0894
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Utilizing a non-repeating identifier to encrypt data, including: receiving a request to write data to a storage device; selecting a segment-offset pair where the data will be stored, where the selected segment-offset pair is unique to every other segment-offset pair utilized during the lifetime of the storage device; and encrypting the data in dependence upon an identifier of the segment-offset pair.
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