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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Nicholas Allo, Lyons, CO (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0822 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G06F 21/78 (2013.01); H04L 9/083 (2013.01); H04L 9/0894 (2013.01); H04L 63/062 (2013.01); H04L 2209/24 (2013.01); H04L 2209/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
Security of data storage devices and servers can be improved by the system and methods described herein. In some embodiments, a key management server may be locally or externally located. An encryption key may be used for locking a portion or the entirety of a storage device. The key management server may communicate with data storage devices regarding encryption keys using secure protocols. For example, the key management server may generate a communication key that may be used to securely encrypt messages between the server and a data storage device.