Unlocking data stored in a group of storage systems
US12069167B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/062
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Protecting an encryption key for data stored in a storage system that includes a plurality of storage devices, including: reading, from at least a majority of the storage devices, a portion of an apartment key; reconstructing the apartment key using the portions of the apartment key read by the majority of the storage devices; unlocking the main portion of each of the storage devices utilizing the apartment key; reading, from the main portion of one of the storage devices, a portion of a third-party resource access key; requesting, from the third-party resource utilizing the third-party resource access key, an encryption key; receiving, from the third-party resource, the encryption key; and decrypting the data stored on the storage devices utilizing the encryption key.
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