Utilizing error correction (ecc) for secure secret sharing

The method of claim 6, in which reconstructing the encrypted object, the encrypted key, and the random values from the threshold number of the storage servers comprises:

• reconstructing the encrypted object from a number of object fragments from the threshold number of the storage servers;
• reconstructing the encrypted key from the number of key fragments from the threshold number of the storage servers;
• reconstructing the random values from the key fragments from the threshold number of the storage servers;
• decrypting, based on the encrypted key and the random values, the encrypted key to obtain the key;
• and
• decrypting the encrypted object using the key to obtain an object.

A system for utilizing error correction (ECC) for secure secret sharing, the system comprising:

• an encrypted key computing engine to compute an encrypted key using a key and a number of random values;
• an encrypted key error correction (ECC) computing engine to compute, based on a first ECC scheme, an encrypted key ECC for the encrypted key and the random values;
• a key fragment storing engine to store a number of key fragments on a number of storage servers, the number of key fragments comprising the encrypted key, the random values, and the encrypted key ECC;
• an encrypted object computing engine to compute an encrypted object with the key;
• an encrypted object ECC computing engine to compute, based on a second ECC scheme, an object ECC for the encrypted object;
• an object fragment storing engine to store a number of object fragments on the number of storage servers, the number of object fragments comprising the encrypted object and the object ECC;
• and
• a reconstructing engine to reconstruct the encrypted object, the encrypted key, and the random values from a threshold number of the storage servers.

A computer program product for utilizing error correction (ECC) for secure secret sharing, comprising:

• a tangible computer readable storage medium, said tangible computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code comprising program instructions that, when executed, causes a processor to:
• compute an encrypted key using a key and a number of random values;
• compute, based on a first error correction (ECC) scheme, an encrypted key ECC for the encrypted key and the random values;
• store a number of key fragments on a number of storage servers, the number of key fragments comprising the encrypted key, the random values, and the encrypted key ECC;
• compute an encrypted object with the key;
• compute, based on a second ECC scheme, an object ECC for the encrypted object;
• and
• store a number of object fragments on the number of storage servers, the number of object fragments comprising the encrypted object and the object ECC.