Secure token-based communications between a host device and a storage system
US11651066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprises at least one processing device that is configured to control delivery of input-output operations from a host device to a storage system over selected ones of a plurality of paths through a network. The at least one processing device is further configured to generate a plurality of authentication tokens over time utilizing seed information of the host device, and for each of one or more of the input-output operations, to incorporate a particular one of the authentication tokens into the input-output operation, to send the input-output operation to the storage system, and to receive an indication from the storage system, responsive to the input-output operation sent to the storage system, as to whether or not the authentication token incorporated into the input-output operation matches a corresponding authentication token generated by the storage system. The at least one processing device illustratively comprises at least a portion of the host device.
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