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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2006
Michael Howard Hartung, Tucson, AZ (US);
Yu-cheng Hsu, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert Frederic Kern, Otter Rock, OR (US);
Michael Howard Hartung, Tucson, AZ (US);
Yu-Cheng Hsu, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert Frederic Kern, Otter Rock, OR (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture, wherein a request to access data is received from a requestor. A determination is made as to whether the requestor is authorized to access the data. In response to determining that the requestor is authorized to access the data, a determination is made as to whether the data is encrypted. An encryption key is requested from the requester, in response to determining that the data is not encrypted.