Distributed data method for encrypting data
US10540504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/1088
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for performing data encryption on data to be stored within a storage system are provided. A client application executing on a host machine may generate a data storage write request to write data to a storage system. A host-side module, executing on the host machine receives the write request. The host-side module is configured to generate one or more fingerprints for the data corresponding to the write request, where the one or more fingerprints are unique identifiers used to identify data blocks that make up the data. The host-side module generates encrypted data by encrypting the data blocks using an encryption technique. The encrypted data is then sent to a storage node within the storage system. Deduplication may be performed on the encrypted data using the one or more generated fingerprints.
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