Patent ID: 11909859
Assignee: SAP SE
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving unencrypted data by a key server from a local source;
encrypting at least a portion of the unencrypted data with at least one composite key stored in a database on the key server to create encrypted data, wherein the at least one composite key comprises a first key associated with a first subset of the encrypted data and a second key associated with a second subset of the encrypted data, wherein the first key and the second key are generated by the key server;
storing the encrypted data in a block of a blockchain, wherein the blockchain is remote from the key server;
receiving an input to the key server;
processing the input to remove access to the encrypted data in the block, wherein the processing comprises:
deleting the first key or a pointer to the first key of the at least one composite key at a first time; and
deleting the second key or a pointer to the second key of the at least one composite key at a second time,
wherein the first time and the second time are independently selected; and

wherein prior to receiving the input, receiving the encrypted data from the blockchain, decrypting the encrypted data, and upon receiving a hold instruction, storing a copy of the decrypted data in a hold database outside of the database on the key server and the blockchain.