Method and system for assuring integrity of deduplicated data
US7814074B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1756
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides for a system and method for assuring integrity of deduplicated data objects stored within a storage system. A data object is copied to secondary storage media, and a digital signature such as a checksum is generated of the data object. Then, deduplication is performed upon the data object and the data object is split into chunks. The chunks are combined when the data object is subsequently accessed, and a signature is generated for the reassembled data object. The reassembled data object is provided if the newly generated signature is identical to the originally generated signature, and otherwise a backup copy of the data object is provided from secondary storage media.
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