Patent ID: 8392682
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for administrative management of a secure data storage network utilizing cryptographically splitting data as it is stored and retrieved from storage devices, the system comprising: a secure storage appliance configured to host a plurality of volumes, each volume associated with a plurality of shares stored on a corresponding plurality of physical storage devices and having a plurality of volume management settings; wherein each volume is accessible by a group of one or more users, each user assigned an administrative access level, the group of one or more users defines a separate community of interest; wherein the volume management settings are editable by a first user from the group of one or more users associated with the volume and assigned an administrative access level sufficient to edit the volume management settings; wherein the volume management settings are inaccessible by a second user from outside the group of one or more users associated with the volume and assigned an administrative access level at least equal to that of the first user; wherein the cryptographically splitting data utilize a plurality of encryption keys to create a plurality of separate community of interest data sets in which the primary write requests and corresponding plurality of secondary write request are members of the community of interest associated with the one of the plurality of encryption keys used in the write requests.