Systems and methods for maintaining data security across multiple active domains
US8806204B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/0891
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for maintaining data security across multiple active domains are presented. Each domain includes a token generator that can generate tokens associated with sensitive data such as credit card numbers. The primary domain includes a centralized key manager. In one embodiment, each domain includes its own local data vault and a replica of each data vault associated with every remote domain. Any domain can access the data vaults (local and replica) and retrieve a token created by any other domain. The possibility of token collision is eliminated by a token generation algorithm that embeds a domain designator corresponding to the active domain where the token was created. When multiple tokens represent the same sensitive data, the token manager returns a set of all such tokens found in the data vaults.
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