Method and system for policy-based secure destruction of data
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDavid Maxwell Cannon, Toby Lyn Marek, Mark Alan Haye
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for policy-based secure destruction of data. The method for policy-based secure destruction of data is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes storing a data destruction policy, wherein the data destruction policy defines at least one predetermined data destruction parameter. The method may also include referencing the data destruction policy to obtain the data destruction parameters in response to a predetermined data operation. In a further embodiment, the method may include executing a data destruction process in accordance with the data destruction parameters.
Claims20
A method for policy-based secure destruction of data, the method comprising:
- storing a data destruction policy, wherein the data destruction policy defines at least one predetermined data destruction parameter;
- referencing the data destruction policy to obtain the data destruction parameters in response to a predetermined data operation;
- and
- executing a data destruction process in accordance with the data destruction parameters.
A system for policy-based secure destruction of data, the system comprising:
- a storage server configured to:
- store a data destruction policy, wherein the data destruction policy defines at least one predetermined data destruction parameter;
- reference the data destruction policy to obtain the data destruction parameters in response to a predetermined data operation;
- and
- execute a data destruction process in accordance with the data destruction parameters;
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- a storage medium in communication with the storage server, configured to store data objects for the storage server.
A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform operations for policy-based secure destruction of data, the operations comprising:
- storing a data destruction policy, wherein the data destruction policy defines at least one predetermined data destruction parameter;
- referencing the data destruction policy to obtain the data destruction parameters in response to a predetermined data operation;
- and
- executing a data destruction process in accordance with the data destruction parameters.
An apparatus for policy-based secure destruction of data, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory configured to store a data destruction policy, wherein the data destruction policy defines at least one predetermined data destruction parameter;
- a referencing module configured to reference the data destruction policy to obtain the data destruction parameters in response to a predetermined data operation;
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- a processor configured to execute a data destruction process in accordance with the data destruction parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.