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US 2018/0024942 A1Published application
Using encryption keys to manage data retention
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsTimothy Canepa, Ramdas Kachare
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Abstract
Systems and methods for using encryption keys to manage data retention are described. In one embodiment, the systems and methods may include receiving data such as user data from a host of the storage drive, encrypting the data using an encryption key, writing the encrypted data to the storage drive, and retaining the encrypted data on the storage drive based at least in part on a validity of the encryption key.
Claims20
A storage system comprising:
- a storage drive;
- and
- a controller to:
- encrypt data using an encryption key;
- write the encrypted data to the storage drive;
- and
- retain the encrypted data on the storage drive based at least in part on a validity of the encryption key.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a controller to:
- encrypt data using an encryption key;
- write the encrypted data to the apparatus;
- and
- retain the encrypted data on the apparatus based at least in part on a validity of the encryption key.
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A method comprising:
- receiving data from a host of the storage drive, the data including user data;
- encrypting the data using an encryption key;
- writing the encrypted data to the storage drive;
- and
- retaining the encrypted data on the storage drive based at least in part on a validity of the encryption key.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.