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Managing encrypted data and encryption keys

US8837734B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Grant dateSep 16, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/062
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data module encrypts a first portion of a drive in a data center using a first encryption key. The data module encrypts the first encryption key using a second encryption key to obtain an encrypted encryption key. The data module stores the second encryption key in a first location and stores the encrypted encryption key in a second location that is separate from the first location and that is inaccessible from outside the data center.

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