Patent ID: 9037620
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. One or more computer-readable memory comprising computer-executable instructions for implementing active symbolic links, the computer-executable instructions directed to steps comprising: presenting a first file system object that represents a first set of data stored on a storage medium, the first file system object comprising a hard link to the first set of data; presenting a second file system object that represents a second set of data, the second file system object comprising an active symbolic link to the first set of data, the active symbolic link identifying transformation computer-executable instructions; receiving a selection of the presented second file system object; obtaining at least a portion of the first set of data from the storage medium; providing the obtained at least a portion of the first set of data to the transformation computer-executable instructions; and providing the second set of data in response to the selection of the presented second file system object; wherein the second set of data is an unencrypted file and the first set of data that is stored on the storage medium is an encrypted version of the unencrypted file.