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Method and apparatus for achieving data security in a distributed cloud computing environment

US9137304B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Hanan M. Novotny · Aberdeen, US
Kenneth E. DePaul · Wake Forest, US
Anish Sankalia · Iselin, US
Patrick Nta · Columbia, US
Renaud Larsen · Uccle - Ukkel, BE

Key dates

Filing date	May 25, 2011
Grant date	Sep 15, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/562
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A distributed cloud storage system includes a cloud storage broker logically residing between a client platform and a plurality of remote cloud storage platforms. The cloud storage broker mediates execution of a cloud storage process that involves dividing a data item into multiple portions and allocating the portions to multiple selected cloud storage platforms according to first and second rules defining a key known only to the cloud storage broker or to the client. At some later time when it is desired to retrieve the data item, the key is retrieved from storage and the rules are executed in a reverse fashion to retrieve and reassemble the data item.

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