Systems and methods for secure and persistent retention of sensitive information
US9424432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/645
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing system provisions a client account for a user to enable a client computer associated with the user to store information in an elastic storage system and to prohibit the client computer, the information processing system, and the elastic storage system from altering and from deleting the stored information during an authorized retention period. Data messages are received from one or more client computers and include information that is required to be stored for the authorized retention period. That information is transmitted via one or more data communications networks to the elastic storage system for storage so that the stored information is non-rewriteable and non-erasable during the authorized retention period. The secure data center receives the retrieved copy and provides it to the user device. The elastic storage system permits deletion, modification, or destruction of the stored information only when a trusted independent third party having predetermined authentication information associated with the client account provides the predetermined authentication information to the elastic storage system.
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