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DISTRIBUTION OF STORAGE AREA NETWORK ENCRYPTION KEYS ACROSS DATA CENTERS

  • US 20090252330A1
  • Filed: 04/02/2008
  • Published: 10/08/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a request to transfer a source data center key object from a source data center to a destination data center, the source data center key object corresponding to a data block maintained in a storage area network (SAN), wherein the source data center key object includes a unique identifier, an encrypted key, and a wrapper unique identifier;

    decrypting the encrypted key using a source data center key hierarchy;

    transmitting key information from the source data center to the destination data center;

    generating a destination data center key object using a destination data center key hierarchy.

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