发明名称 |
Crypto-pointers for secure data storage |
摘要 |
This disclosure relates to pairing of a different cryptographic key with each pointer in a data structure to form a crypto-pointer. The cryptographic key is used to encrypt the contents of all data stored at the physical location on the storage device indicated by the pointer. Preferably the only data accessible in an unencrypted form is contained in cells that are reachable from root-set crypto-pointers. Once the crypto-pointer associated with a particular memory cell is deleted, normally by overwriting or explicitly zeroing the crypto-pointer, the contents of the memory cell become inaccessible because the data stored at that cell is in encrypted form (cipher text) and the crypto-pointer that included the cryptographic key for decrypting the cipher text has been deleted from the system.
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申请公布号 |
US8145900(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.03.27 |
申请号 |
US20070679123 |
申请日期 |
2007.02.26 |
申请人 |
LAUNCHBURY JOHN;NORDIN THOMAS;GALOIS, INC. |
发明人 |
LAUNCHBURY JOHN;NORDIN THOMAS |
分类号 |
H04L29/06;G06F12/14;G06F21/00;H04L9/32 |
主分类号 |
H04L29/06 |
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