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Digest Listing Decomposition

  • US 20140344318A1
  • Filed: 07/31/2014
  • Published: 11/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for use in a processing module of a computing device included in a dispersed storage network (DSN), the method comprising:

  • sending first list digest requests to at least first and second dispersed storage (DS) units, the first list digest requests indicating a first range of slice names to include in a first list digest;

    receiving, in response to the first list digest requests, first and second list digest responses from the first and second DS units;

    determining whether the first list digest response compares favorably to the second list digest response; and

    in response to an unfavorable determination, sending second list digest requests to the first and second DS units, the second list digest requests indicating a sub-range of the first range of slice names to include in second list digests.

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