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Secure data parser method and system

  • US 9,985,932 B2
  • Filed: 05/10/2012
  • Issued: 05/29/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A secure storage network comprising:

  • a plurality of physical storage devices storing thereon a plurality of shares; and

    a secure storage system configured to;

    present to a client device a virtual disk, the virtual disk comprising a directory mapped to the plurality of physical storage devices such that physical locations of the shares are hidden from the client device;

    receive a request from the client device via the network to store data to the virtual disk,receive the data via the network;

    encrypt the data and split the data into the plurality of shares, wherein each of the plurality of shares comprises a subset of less than all of the data, and wherein splitting the data comprises rearranging the subset in each respective share from an original order, and wherein the plurality of shares includes data indicative of a key used to secure the data;

    store the plurality of shares on the plurality of physical storage devices; and

    receive a request from the client device to read second data from the virtual disk via the network, wherein the secure storage system responds by;

    reading the second data from the virtual disk by reconstituting the second data from at least a portion of a second plurality of shares on the plurality of physical storage devices; and

    sending the second data via the network to the client device.

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