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Encryption for a distributed filesystem

US11042661B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 2019
Grant dateJun 22, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/84
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computing device comprising a frontend and a backend is operably coupled to a plurality of storage devices. The backend comprises a plurality of buckets. Each bucket is operable to build a failure-protected stripe that spans two or more of the plurality of the storage devices. The frontend is operable to encrypt data as it enters the plurality of storage devices and decrypt data as it leaves the plurality of storage devices.

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