PROVIDING A SECURE OBJECT STORE USING A HIERARCHICAL KEY SYSTEM

PROVIDING A SECURE OBJECT STORE USING A HIERARCHICAL KEY SYSTEM

A method for use in managing a secure object store in a computing system includes: securing the secure object store including creating, maintaining, and using a hierarchical key system and accessing an encrypted data object using the Node Key Encryption Key and a selected one of the Data Encryption...

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Hauptverfasser: RICHARDS, Gareth David, HEALEY, Michael William Francis, Jr
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:A method for use in managing a secure object store in a computing system includes: securing the secure object store including creating, maintaining, and using a hierarchical key system and accessing an encrypted data object using the Node Key Encryption Key and a selected one of the Data Encryption Keys. The securing includes: generating a Node Key Encryption Key; generating a plurality of Data Encryption Keys that are encrypted using the Node Key Encryption Key; and encrypting a plurality of data objects using the Data Encryption Keys, each data object being encrypted by a respective Data Encryption Key.