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Utilizing a non-repeating identifier to encrypt data

US9779268B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 2015
Grant dateOct 3, 2017
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/0894
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Utilizing a non-repeating identifier to encrypt data, including: receiving a request to write data to a storage device; selecting a segment-offset pair where the data will be stored, where the selected segment-offset pair is unique to every other segment-offset pair utilized during the lifetime of the storage device; and encrypting the data in dependence upon an identifier of the segment-offset pair.

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