Method and apparatus for authenticated data storage
US8356178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/80
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes: computing a first message authentication code for each of a plurality of sets of data blocks on a data storage medium, and authenticating the sets of data blocks by computing a second message authentication code for each of the sets of data blocks to be authenticated and comparing the first and second message authentication codes. An apparatus that performs the method is also provided.
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