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System and method for authenticating block level cache access on network

  • US 7,134,139 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2002
  • Issued: 11/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cache device including a local data storage for fulfilling requests for block storage from at least one client to at least one block storage server, the cache device performing the steps of:

  • maintaining, in the local data storage, an ephemeral copy of at least one write block written from at least a write client to the server;

    subsequently writing the write block to the server from the local data storage;

    authenticating at least a first client, prior to permitting access to the ephemeral copy of at least one write block in the local data storage.

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