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Storage system and method for updating a hash tree

US8655919B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Christian Cachin · Thalwil, CH
Paul T. Hurley · Oberrieden, CH
Jan Kunigk · Eppelheim, DE
Roman A. Pletka · Horgen, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2008
Grant date	Feb 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/64
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method is provided for updating a hash tree in a protected environment. An integrity protection controller is provided for observing one or more system parameters of a storage system and one or more hash tree parameters of the hash trees, and for updating a hash tree in dependence on the storage system parameter and the hash tree parameter.

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