PRIORITIZED DELETING OF SLICES STORED IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method comprises:
- monitoring storage of data, wherein the data is encoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and is stored as the plurality of sets of encoded data slices;
determining analysis priority of the data in accordance with an analysis prioritization protocol; and
when the analysis priority of the data compares unfavorably to a first priority threshold, issuing a command to delete an encoded data slice from each set of at least some of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices.
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Abstract
A method begins by a dispersed storage (DS) processing module monitoring storage of data, wherein the data is encoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and is stored as the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. The method continues with the DS processing module determining analysis priority of the data in accordance with an analysis prioritization protocol. When the analysis priority of the data compares unfavorably to a first priority threshold, the method continues with the DS processing module issuing a command to delete an encoded data slice from each set of at least some of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices.
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1. A method comprises:
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monitoring storage of data, wherein the data is encoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and is stored as the plurality of sets of encoded data slices; determining analysis priority of the data in accordance with an analysis prioritization protocol; and when the analysis priority of the data compares unfavorably to a first priority threshold, issuing a command to delete an encoded data slice from each set of at least some of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A dispersed storage (DS) module comprises:
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a first module, when operable within a computing device, causes the computing device to; monitor storage of data, wherein the data is encoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices and is stored as the plurality of sets of encoded data slices; a second module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to; determine analysis priority of the data in accordance with an analysis prioritization protocol; and a third module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to; when the analysis priority of the data compares unfavorably to a first priority threshold, issue a command to delete an encoded data slice from each set of at least some of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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