Modifying encryption in a storage system

A method of modifying encryption of a storage system includes: receiving an instruction to rekey data on a storage system, wherein the instruction identifies first encryption information and second encryption information; determining that the instruction is authorized; decrypting, by a processing de...

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Hauptverfasser: Sapuntzakis, Constantine P, Frandzel, Yuval, Vijayasankar, Kiron
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of modifying encryption of a storage system includes: receiving an instruction to rekey data on a storage system, wherein the instruction identifies first encryption information and second encryption information; determining that the instruction is authorized; decrypting, by a processing device of a storage system controller, the data using a current key included in the first encryption information to generate decrypted data; and encrypting, by the processing device of the storage system controller, the decrypted data using the second encryption information to generate encrypted data.