Method, system, and apparatus for dynamically validating a data encryption operation

A non-transitory machine-readable physical medium having a plurality of instructions executable by a machine embodied therein, wherein said plurality of instructions when executed cause said machine to perform a method of validating a data encryption operation, said method comprising:

• decrypting a first sequential data element of a plurality of data elements substantially in parallel with an encryption of a second sequential data element of said plurality of data elements, wherein said first sequential data element comprises first data and first encryption validation metadata;
• generating second encryption validation metadata utilizing said first data in response to said decrypting;
• and
• determining whether said first sequential data element was validly encrypted based upon a comparison of said first encryption validation metadata and said second encryption validation metadata.

An apparatus for validating a data encryption operation comprising:

• hardware, the hardware being for:
• decrypting a first sequential data element of a plurality of data elements substantially in parallel with an encryption of a second sequential data element of said plurality of data elements, wherein said first sequential data element comprises first data and first encryption validation metadata;
• generating second encryption validation metadata utilizing said first data in response to a decryption of said first sequential data element;
• and
• determining whether said first sequential data element was validly encrypted based upon a comparison of said first encryption validation metadata and said second encryption validation metadata.

A cryptographic module comprising:

• an encryption module to encrypt a plurality of data elements, wherein
• said plurality of data elements comprises a first sequential data element and second sequential data element, and
• said first sequential data element comprises first data and first encryption validation metadata;
• a decryption module, selectably coupled to said encryption module, to decrypt said first sequential data element substantially in parallel with an encryption of said second sequential data element;
• and
• a encryption validation module to generate second encryption validation metadata utilizing said first data in response to a decryption of said first sequential data element, to compare said first encryption validation metadata and said second encryption validation metadata, and to generate an encryption validation indicator in response to a comparison of said first encryption validation metadata and said second encryption validation metadata,
• wherein the cryptographic module is embodied in software on a non-transitory medium, in hardware, or in a combination thereof.