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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2011
Piotr Beltowski, Krakow, PL;
Rossella DE Gaetano, Rome, IT;
David W. Knapp, Jr., Piaseczno, PL;
Wojciech M. Kocjan, Krakow, PL;
Piotr Beltowski, Krakow, PL;
Rossella De Gaetano, Rome, IT;
David W. Knapp, Jr., Piaseczno, PL;
Wojciech M. Kocjan, Krakow, PL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, computer program product, and apparatus for managing encrypted data are provided. A respective set of sectors in each page of the volume is selected for storing data based on a respective key in a number of keys responsive to receiving a request to store the data in the volume and an identification of the number of keys with which users are allowed to store the data in the volume. Selection of the respective set of sectors is a function of a value of the respective key and a number of available sectors within a page and the volume is much larger than the data. The data is encrypted using the respective key to form the encrypted data. The encrypted data is stored in the respective set of sectors in the page in the volume.