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Permanently erasing mechanism for encryption information

US10102383B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2012
Grant dateOct 16, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2143
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for protecting data includes a virtual zeroisation device which receives data to be encrypted and key material for encrypting the data. The key material is stored in a storage device. As the encryption unit encrypts the data using the key material, the encrypted data is stored in the storage device and overwrites the key material.

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