Network device with virtual private file system
US10484348B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2107
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device includes a processor coupled to network interface circuitry and cryptographic circuitry. The network interface circuitry is configured to couple the network device to a local computer communication network. The processor is configured to generate an encryption key based on a hardware specific value recorded in the network device, and apply the cryptographic circuitry and the encryption key to encrypt files for storage in an Internet storage system coupled to a remote computer communication network, and present the encrypted files stored, by the processor, in the Internet storage system, to a computing device coupled to the network device via the local computer communication network, as a storage system attached to the local computer communication network.
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