Patent ID: 8468423
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for creating a mechanism for facilitating verification of data using at least one processor device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising: a first executable portion for calculating, for first blocks of data from a first volume of data stored on a storage device, first block signatures having a first size, the first size comprising bytes or bits indicating a first signature strength; a second executable portion for storing the first block signatures to a sidefile; a third executable portion for calculating, for second blocks of data from a second volume of data stored on the storage device, second block signatures having a second size different from the first size, the second size being greater than the first size and comprising bytes or bits indicating a second signature strength that is stronger than the first signature strength; and a fourth executable portion for storing the second block signatures to the sidefile.