Providing a secure object store using a hierarchical key system
US11113408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for use in managing a secure object store in a computing system includes: securing the secure object store including creating, maintaining, and using a hierarchical key system and accessing an encrypted data object using the Node Key Encryption Key and a selected one of the Data Encryption Keys. The securing includes: generating a Node Key Encryption Key; generating a plurality of Data Encryption Keys that are encrypted using the Node Key Encryption Key; and encrypting a plurality of data objects using the Data Encryption Keys, each data object being encrypted by a respective Data Encryption Key.
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