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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Serge Plotkin, San Carlos, CA (US);
Hristo Bojinov, Redwood City, CA (US);
Serge Plotkin, San Carlos, CA (US);
Hristo Bojinov, Redwood City, CA (US);
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, progress of an encryption process may be tracked. This may comprise, for example, storing progress of an encryption process so that the encryption process may be resumed after an interruption of the encryption process. As such, progress data may identify a point in the encryption process so that encryption may be resumed from that point. In at least one embodiment, storing progress of an encryption process may comprise storing and/or otherwise providing the last segment of data that was encrypted and/or the last segment of data that was not encrypted. Additionally, a data structure, may provide a capability to mark or indicate a point of interruption of the encryption process and provide data that may be utilized to resume from the point of interruption the overall encryption process.