Secret sharing data protection in a storage system
US10623386B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2131
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a storage system that includes a plurality of storage devices, data protection may include, for each of the plurality of storage devices: encrypting data of the storage device using the device key for the storage device; and encrypting the device key for the storage device using a master secret; generating a plurality of shares from the master secret; and storing the encrypted data, the encrypted device key, and a separate share of the plurality of shares in each storage device.
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