DATA SECURITY
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- encrypting, based least in part upon at least one key, one or more respective portions of input data to generate one or more respective portions of output data to be stored in one or more locations in storage; and
at least one of;
generating, based at least in part upon the one or more respective portions of the output data, check data to be stored in the storage; and
selecting the one or more locations so as to permit the one or more respective portions of the output data to be distributed among two or more storage devices comprised in the storage.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is provided that may include encrypting, based least in part upon at least one key, one or more respective portions of input data to generate one or more respective portions of output data to be stored in one or more locations in storage. The method of this embodiment also may include generating, based at least in part upon the one or more respective portions of the output data, check data to be stored in the storage, and/or selecting the one or more locations in the storage so as to permit the one or more respective portions of the output data to be distributed among two or more storage devices comprised in the storage. Many modifications, variations, and alternatives are possible without departing from this embodiment.
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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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encrypting, based least in part upon at least one key, one or more respective portions of input data to generate one or more respective portions of output data to be stored in one or more locations in storage; and at least one of; generating, based at least in part upon the one or more respective portions of the output data, check data to be stored in the storage; and selecting the one or more locations so as to permit the one or more respective portions of the output data to be distributed among two or more storage devices comprised in the storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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decrypting, based least in part upon at least one key, one or more respective portions of input data from one or more respective locations in storage to generate one or more respective portions of output data; and at least one of; generating check data to be stored in the storage, the check data being generated based at least in part upon the one or more respective portions of the input data; and retrieving the one or more respective portions of the input data from a plurality of storage devices comprised in the storage. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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circuitry to encrypt, based least in part upon at least one key, one or more respective portions of input data to generate one or more respective portions of output data to be stored in one or more locations in storage; the circuitry also being capable of at least one of; generating, based at least in part upon the one or more respective portions of the output data, check data to be stored in the storage; and selecting the one or more locations so as to permit the one or more respective portions of the output data to be distributed among two or more storage devices comprised in the storage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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