Secure data encryption in shared storage using namespaces
US9529735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7201
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device in a distributed computing system has physical block addresses that are each allocated to multiple namespaces. To access the data storage device, a host system issues a command to the data storage device that includes an access key and a virtual block address to be accessed. The data storage device converts the virtual block address to a physical block address of the data storage device using a mapping associated with the access key. Access to a physical data block associated with a particular namespace is granted only if an access key for that namespace is provided to the data storage device.
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