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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2016
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher Nicholas Allo, Lyons, CO (US);
Saheb Biswas, Jharkhand, IN;
Kevin Gautam Sternberg, Littleton, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Security of data storage devices and servers can be improved by the system and methods described herein. In some embodiments, a key management device of a server can be a locally (or virtually) located data storage device such as a HDD or SDD. The key management device may be part of a server system and can have a secure area protected by a cryptographic module (e.g. hardware integrated circuit). The secure area can store a certificate needed to authenticate another data storage device coupled to the server. A second server may authenticate the certificate and provide the access key to the another data storage device.