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System and method for securely storing and sharing information

  • US 9,378,380 B1
  • Filed: 10/31/2012
  • Issued: 06/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for securely storing and sharing information within and between organizations using a three-part distributed interlocking system, the method comprising:

  • assigning, by a first registry-cloud interface, registration information to an information owner, the registration information comprising a unique public/private key pair;

    populating, by the first registry-cloud interface, a registry with the registration information of the information owner, including the information owners public key;

    transmitting, by the registry-cloud interface, access control permissions to a cloud storage system to authorize the registry-cloud interface to store and to retrieve files to the cloud storage system for the information owner;

    receiving, by the first registry-cloud interface, information to be securely stored;

    generating, by the first registry-cloud interface, encrypted information based on the information and the unique public/private key pair; and

    storing, by the first registry-cloud interface, the encrypted information on the cloud storage system of a cloud storage provider;

    whereby the private key is maintained by the first registry-cloud interface and is not shared with the registry or the cloud storage provider.

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