Patent ID: 9027080
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprises: selecting one of a plurality of dispersed storage (DS) processing modules for facilitating access to a dispersed storage network (DSN) memory; sending a DSN memory access request to the one of the plurality of DS processing modules wherein the one of the plurality of DS processing modules determines a DS unit storage set based on a security attack history of each DS unit, wherein the one of the plurality of DS processing modules has at least two different security approaches of connecting to each DS unit, and the at least two different security approaches are selected based on the security attack history of each DS unit; when no response is received within a given time frame or when the response to the access request does not include an access indication, selecting another one of the plurality of DS processing modules; and sending the DSN memory access request to the another one of the plurality of DS processing modules.