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OwnerDuc Pham, Nam Pham +2inventors
InventorsDuc Pham, Nam Pham, Pu Paul Zhang, Tien Le Nguyen
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A network media access controller operates as a centralized control point for managing secure data storage in a network-attached data storage subsystem. The network media access controller includes first and second network interfaces. The first network interface is coupleable through a first network connection to a network-attached data storage subsystem including a storage device. The network-attached data storage subsystem is responsive to a data storage command to store first data to the storage device. The second network interface is coupleable through a second network connection to a client computer system. The client computer system selectively provides the data storage command with respect to second data. A network data processor is coupled to the first network interface to provide the data storage command and first data and to the second network interface to receive the data storage command and second data. The network data processor including an encryptor coupled to selectively encrypt the second data to provide the first data based on an encryption key corresponding to the storage device.
A network media access controller providing a centralized control point for managing secure data storage in a network-attached data storage subsystem, said network media access controller comprising:
A network storage access controller comprising:
A network storage controller supporting client access to network attached data storage, said network controller being coupleable in a communications network between a plurality of client computers and a plurality of data stores, wherein said network storage controller provides for the transfer of network data between said client computers and said data stores, wherein said network data includes media-level data and wherein said network access controller provides for the selective encryption and decryption of said media-level data transferred with respect to said plurality of data stores.
A network media access controller configured as a network proxy portal to provide storage security for clients with respect to network attached storage devices, said network media access controller comprising a network data processor coupleable between an initiator network and a target network to provide for the proxy transfer of predetermined network protocol data packets containing media-level data between said initiator and target networks, said network data processor being operative to selectively process said predetermined network protocol data packets to encrypt and decrypt media-level data.
A method of providing secure storage of data over a network connection, said method comprising the steps of:
A method of managing the secure storage of data in network attached storage systems, said method comprising the steps of:
A network media access controller comprising:
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