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Secure data scrubbing

US7325078B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 2005
Grant dateJan 29, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2143
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a processor, an input/output request that designates at least one data block on a storage medium against which the input/output operation is to be executed; and altering a response to the input/output request when a scrub state data table indicates that the at least one data block designated in the input/output request is subject to an open scrub command.

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