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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Erika M. Dawson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Scott M. Fry, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Paul M. Greco, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gavin S. Johnson, San Jose, CA (US);
Joel K. Lyman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jon A. Lynds, San Jose, CA (US);
Cory G. Smith, Mesa, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to: determine a physical position on a magnetic medium that corresponds to an end of an encrypted data set; store an indicator of the physical position on the magnetic medium and/or a memory coupled thereto; and cause obscuring of an unencrypted data set positioned after the physical position without overwriting the encrypted data set. In another embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium and program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions readable and/or executable by the processor to cause the processor to: read an indicator of a physical position on a magnetic medium that corresponds to an end of an encrypted data set; and cause obscuring of an unencrypted data set positioned after the physical position without overwriting the encrypted data set.