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Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:

Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Manuel A. Offenberg, San Francisco, CA (US);

Monty A. Forehand, Loveland, CO (US);

Christopher J. DeMattio, Longmont, CO (US);

KianBeng Lim, Singapore, SG;

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/78 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/78 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G06F 2221/0748 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus and method for data security through the use of an encrypted keystore data structure. In accordance with some embodiments, first and second sets of input data are respectively encrypted using first and second encryption keys to form corresponding first and second encrypted data sets. The first and second encryption keys are combined to form a string. A hidden key stored within a system on chip (SOC) is used to encrypt the string to form an encrypted keystore data structure, and the first and second encrypted data sets and the encrypted keystore data structure are stored in a memory.


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