Encrypting in deduplication systems
US9081771B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1448
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is used in encrypting in deduplication systems. A deduplicating technique is applied to a data object. Applying the deduplicating technique includes computing a digest of the data object. An encryption key is derived from the digest of the data object. The data object is encrypted using the encryption key.
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