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Encryption management

US11429736B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2020
Grant dateAug 30, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/6209
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to encryption management. An indication of a data set to be tagged with an encryption tag is received. A location for the encryption tag is determined. The encryption tag is stored at the location, where the encryption tag includes an encryption status indicator specifying whether or not the data is encrypted and an encryption algorithm indicator specifying an encryption algorithm used to encrypt the data.

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