Patent ID: 8595493
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, in computing device, for transforming a storage volume into an encrypted storage volume or an unencrypted storage volume, the method comprising: identifying one or more parts of the storage volume that have not yet been transformed; identifying one or more parts of the storage volume that are allocated for use; transforming a first one or more parts of the storage volume that have not yet been transformed and that are allocated for use wherein transforming comprises one of encrypting or decrypting the first one or more parts of the storage volume; and transforming, after transforming the first one or more parts of the storage volume, a second one or more parts of the storage volume that have not yet been transformed and are not allocated for use, the transforming comprising wiping the second one or more parts by writing encrypted data to the second one or more parts a plurality of times.