Data storage system and method by shredding and deshredding
First Claim
1. A shredder having at least one processor and a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a shredding process that comprises:
- performing a plurality of data operations on input data to produce a plurality of shreds, the plurality of data operations including an encryption operation, a signature operation, and a redundancy operation, wherein, as a result of performing the redundancy operation, the input data is recoverable by a subset of at least two shreds of the plurality of shreds;
partitioning the plurality of shreds into a set of partitioned shreds for storage in a set of storage servers, wherein a first storage server of the set of storage servers is located at a different physical location than a second storage server of the set of storage servers; and
outputting the set of partitioned shreds to the set of storage servers for storage therein, wherein no one storage server of the set of storage servers stores enough shreds of the plurality of shreds to fully recover the input data, including outputting a first shred of the set of partitioned shreds to the first storage server and outputting a second shred of the set of partitioned shreds to the second storage server, wherein the plurality of data operations are separate and distinct from any forward error correction operation performed on the plurality of shreds in conjunction with outputting the set of partitioned shreds to the set of storage servers.
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Abstract
A system and method for data storage by shredding and deshredding of the data allows for various combinations of processing of the data to provide various resultant storage of the data. Data storage and retrieval functions include various combinations of data redundancy generation, data compression and decompression, data encryption and decryption, and data integrity by signature generation and verification. Data shredding is performed by shredders and data deshredding is performed by deshredders that have some implementations that allocate processing internally in the shredder and deshredder either in parallel to multiple processors or sequentially to a single processor. Other implementations use multiple processing through multi-level shredders and deshredders. Redundancy generation includes implementations using non-systematic encoding, systematic encoding, or a hybrid combination. Shredder based tag generators and deshredder based tag readers are used in some implementations to allow the deshredders to adapt to various versions of the shredders.
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24 Claims
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1. A shredder having at least one processor and a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a shredding process that comprises:
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performing a plurality of data operations on input data to produce a plurality of shreds, the plurality of data operations including an encryption operation, a signature operation, and a redundancy operation, wherein, as a result of performing the redundancy operation, the input data is recoverable by a subset of at least two shreds of the plurality of shreds; partitioning the plurality of shreds into a set of partitioned shreds for storage in a set of storage servers, wherein a first storage server of the set of storage servers is located at a different physical location than a second storage server of the set of storage servers; and outputting the set of partitioned shreds to the set of storage servers for storage therein, wherein no one storage server of the set of storage servers stores enough shreds of the plurality of shreds to fully recover the input data, including outputting a first shred of the set of partitioned shreds to the first storage server and outputting a second shred of the set of partitioned shreds to the second storage server, wherein the plurality of data operations are separate and distinct from any forward error correction operation performed on the plurality of shreds in conjunction with outputting the set of partitioned shreds to the set of storage servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A shredder having at least one processor and a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a shredding process that comprises:
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performing an encryption operation and a signature operation on input data to produce second data; performing a redundancy operation on the second data to produce a plurality of shreds; and outputting, via a communication network, the plurality of shreds to a set of storage servers for storage therein, wherein no one storage server of the set of storage servers stores enough shreds of the plurality of shreds to fully recover the input data, wherein a first storage server of the set of storage servers is located at a different physical location than a second storage server of the set of storage servers, including outputting a first shred of the plurality of shreds to the first storage server and outputting a second shred of the plurality of shreds to the second storage server, wherein the redundancy operation is separate and distinct from any forward error correction operation performed on the plurality of shreds in conjunction with outputting the plurality of shreds to the set of storage servers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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performing, by at least one computing device, a plurality of data operations on input data to produce a plurality of shreds, the plurality of data operations including an encryption operation, a signature operation, and a redundancy operation wherein, as a result of performing the redundancy operation, the input data is recoverable by a subset of at least two shreds of the plurality of shreds; partitioning, by the at least one computing device, the plurality of shreds into a set of partitioned shreds for storage in a set of storage servers; and outputting, by the at least one computing device, the set of partitioned shreds to the set of storage servers for storage therein, wherein no one storage server of the set of storage servers stores enough shreds of the plurality of shreds to fully recover the input data, wherein a first storage server of the set of storage servers is located at a different physical location than a second storage server of the set of storage servers, including outputting a first shred of the set of partitioned shreds to the first storage server and outputting a second shred of the set of partitioned shreds to the second storage server, wherein the plurality of data operations are separate and distinct from any forward error correction operation performed on the plurality of shreds in conjunction with outputting the set of partitioned shreds to the set of storage servers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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performing, by at least one computing device, an encryption operation and a signature operation on input data to produce second data; performing, by the at least one computing device, a redundancy operation on the second data to produce a plurality of shreds; and outputting, by the at least one computing device, the plurality of shreds to a set of storage servers for storage therein, wherein no one storage server of the set of storage servers stores enough shreds of the plurality of shreds to fully recover the input data, wherein a first storage server of the set of storage servers is located at a different physical location than a second storage server of the set of storage servers, including outputting a first shred of the plurality of shreds to the first storage server and outputting a second shred of the plurality of shreds to the second storage server, wherein the redundancy operation is separate and distinct from any forward error correction operation performed on the plurality of shreds in conjunction with outputting the plurality of shreds to the set of storage servers. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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