Method, system, and program for securely providing keys to encode and decode data in a storage cartridge
First Claim
1. A method for enabling access to data in a storage medium within one of a plurality of storage cartridges capable of being mounted into a interface device, comprising:
- providing an association of at least one coding key to a plurality of storage cartridges;
determining one coding key associated with one target storage cartridge, wherein the coding key is capable of being used to access data in the storage medium within the target storage cartridge; and
encrypting the determined coding key, wherein the coding key is decrypted to use to decode and code data stored in the storage medium.
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Abstract
Provided is a method, system, and program for enabling access to data in a storage medium within one of a plurality of storage cartridges capable of being mounted into a interface device. An association is provided of at least one coding key to a plurality of storage cartridges. A determination is made of one coding key associated with one target storage cartridge, wherein the coding key is capable of being used to access data in the storage medium within the target storage cartridge. The determined coding key is encrypted. The coding key is subsequently decrypted to use to decode and code data stored in the storage medium.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for enabling access to data in a storage medium within one of a plurality of storage cartridges capable of being mounted into a interface device, comprising:
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providing an association of at least one coding key to a plurality of storage cartridges;
determining one coding key associated with one target storage cartridge, wherein the coding key is capable of being used to access data in the storage medium within the target storage cartridge; and
encrypting the determined coding key, wherein the coding key is decrypted to use to decode and code data stored in the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for accessing data in a removable storage cartridge including a storage medium, comprising:
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receiving an encrypted coding key from a host system;
decrypting the encrypted coding key;
using the coding key to encode data to write to the storage medium; and
using the coding key to decode data written to the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for enabling access to data in a storage medium within one of a plurality of storage cartridges, comprising:
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an interface device in which the storage cartridges are capable of being mounted, wherein the interface device is capable of writing data to the storage medium within the storage cartridges and reading data from the storage medium in the storage cartridges;
means for determining one coding key associated with one target storage cartridge, wherein the coding key is capable of being used to access data in the storage medium within the target storage cartridge; and
means for encrypting the determined coding key, wherein the coding key is decrypted to use to decode and encode data stored in the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for accessing data in a removable storage cartridge including a storage medium, comprising:
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means for receiving an encrypted coding key from a host system;
means for decrypting the encrypted coding key;
means for using the coding key to encode data to write to the storage medium; and
means for using the coding key to decode data written to the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. An article of manufacture including code for enabling access to data in a storage medium within one of a plurality of storage cartridges capable of being mounted into a interface device, wherein the code is capable of causing operations comprising:
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providing an association of at least one coding key to a plurality of storage cartridges;
determining one coding key associated with one target storage cartridge, wherein the coding key is capable of being used to access data in the storage medium within the target storage cartridge; and
encrypting the determined coding key, wherein the coding key is decrypted to use to decode and code data stored in the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An article of manufacture including code for accessing data in a removable storage cartridge including a storage medium, wherein the code causes operations comprising:
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receiving an encrypted coding key from a host system;
decrypting the encrypted coding key;
using the coding key to encode data to write to the storage medium; and
using the coding key to decode data written to the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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