Method and apparatus for applying a customer owned encryption

US10043015B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Amee Fontanetta · Cliffwood Beach, US
• Roque Rios, III · Middletown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 2014
• Grant date: Aug 7, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 5, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/12
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for customer owned encryption at a centralized storage server are disclosed. For example, the method receives a data file for storage and a customer owned encryption method from the customer, applies the customer owned encryption method to the data file at the centralized storage server to create a customer encrypted data file, deletes the customer owned encryption method from the centralized storage server and applies a general encryption method to the customer encrypted data file, wherein the general encryption method is applied to all data files stored in the centralized storage server.