System for Logging and Reporting Access to Content Using Unique Content Identifiers

A system comprising:

• a content addressable storage manager configured to control storing of data elements to a content storage and retrieving of data elements from the content storage, the content addressable storage manager including a content identifier generator configured to generate a content identifier for each data element stored in the content storage, wherein the content identifier is derived from the content of the data element;
• a content addressable storage application configured to communicate with the content addressable storage manager and a content addressable interface of a client, and configured to enable a user at the client to store data elements in the content storage and retrieve data elements from the content storage;
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• an access log module configured to record access data for each data element stored in the content storage and to associate the access data for each data element with a content identifier of that data element.