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Emulating transparent file encryption

US10599616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sophos Limited · GB

Inventors

Gregory Hayrapetian · Linz, AT
Markus Hein · Linz, AT
Martin Huch · Hersbruck, DE
Oliver Lorenz · Linz, AT
Johann Murauer · Linz, AT
Stefan Perndl · Linz, AT
Christian Praher-Köppl · Linz, AT
Bernhard Traunmüller · Orth an der Donau, AT
Gerald Wintersberger · Eferding, AT
Michael Zach · Linz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2017
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 12, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/192
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Transparent file processing is supported in Unix-like operating systems by emulating the desired file processing through a number of recipes that accommodate different contexts. Recipes are provided, for example, for local folders in user space, for whole devices (e.g., flash drives or network drives), and for folders synchronized to cloud data. By detecting the path type for a file operation and selecting and applying the appropriate recipe, file processing can be performed in a manner transparent to the user.

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