Secure peer-to-peer object storage system
US8015211B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A peer-to-peer (P2P) networking system is disclosed that provides a large, persistent object repository with the ability to easily scale to significant size. Data security is provided using a distributed object data access mechanism to grant access to data objects to authorized users. Data objects stored within the object repository are provided a plurality of security options including plain text data, objects, encrypted data objects, and secure, secret sharing data objects. A data object query processing component permits users to locate requested information within the P2P networking system.
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