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Key verification system and method

US8594335B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2007
Grant dateNov 26, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and data storage system for associating an encryption key with each of a plurality of storage objects within a data storage system, thus defining a plurality of encryption keys. Each of the plurality of encryption keys is appended to include a key identifier tag, thus defining a plurality of tagged encryption keys. The key identifier tag included within each tagged encryption key identifies the storage object with which the tagged encryption key is associated.

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