Methods and systems for efficient encoding and decoding storage systems

A method of encoding data for delivery to or of decoding data retrieved from a storage medium, the method comprising:

• storing at least one parameter associated with at least one cryptographic protocol in a storage medium, the at least one parameter comprising one or more of a first cryptographic scheme, a first cryptographic key operation, a first cryptographic key length, and first cipher directives;
• and
• generating a first frame comprising a first field for one parameter selected from the first cryptographic scheme, the first cryptographic key operation, the first cryptographic key length, and the first cipher directives, the first frame excluding fields for non-selected parameters from the first cryptographic scheme, the first cryptographic key operation, the first cryptographic key length, and the first cipher directives, wherein the first frame is associated with the data delivered to or retrieved from the storage medium.

An apparatus for encoding data for delivery to or for decoding data retrieved from a storage medium, the apparatus comprising:

• means for storing at least one parameter associated with at least one cryptographic protocol, the at least one parameter comprising one or more of a first cryptographic scheme, a first cryptographic key operation, a first cryptographic key length, and first cipher directives;
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• means for generating a first frame comprising a first field for one parameter selected from the first cryptographic scheme, the first cryptographic key operation, the first cryptographic key length, and the first cipher directives, the first frame excluding fields for non-selected parameters from the first cryptographic scheme, the first cryptographic key operation, the first cryptographic key length, and the first cipher directives, wherein the first frame is associated with the data delivered to or retrieved from the storage medium.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when executed, causes an apparatus to:

• store at least one parameter associated with at least one cryptographic protocol in a storage medium, the at least one parameter comprising one or more of a first cryptographic scheme, a first cryptographic key operation, a first cryptographic key length, and first cipher directives;
• and
• generate a first frame comprising a first field for one parameter selected from the first cryptographic scheme, the first cryptographic key operation, the first cryptographic key length, and the first cipher directives, the first frame excluding fields for non-selected parameters from the first cryptographic scheme, the first cryptographic key operation, the first cryptographic key length, and the first cipher directives, wherein the first frame is associated with the data delivered to or retrieved from the storage medium.