Patent ID: 7882365
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating securing information in a memory, comprising: receiving information associated with at least one of actual data, an erased memory block, a blank memory block, data having a value equivalent to a value associated with an erased or blank memory block from at least one of a host processor or the memory; comparing the information associated with actual data after the at least one of encrypting or decrypting; performing a first process on the information received when the information is associated with actual data, or performing at least one other disparate process when the information is associated with at least one of an erased memory block a blank memory block, or data having a value equivalent to a value associated with an erased or blank memory block; and at least one of re-encrypting or re-decrypting the information associated with actual data that has been at least one of encrypted or decrypted, if the information has a value equivalent to a value associated with at least one of an erased memory block or a blank memory block.