Patent ID: 8966281
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for creating an encrypted virtual logical unit (VLU), the method comprising the unordered steps of: providing a first input/output (I/O) filter system configured as part of a first I/O stack in operable communication with a first host, the first host comprising a processor; disposing the first I/O filter system on the first I/O stack so as to enable the I/O filter system to present a virtual logical unit (VLU) to the first host, the VLU associated with at least one data storage device, the first VLU comprising a first plaintext metadata storage space and a first encrypted data storage space in operable communication with the first I/O filter system, wherein: configuring the first I/O filter system to store in the first plaintext metadata storage space on the first VLU, a first unique identification number (UIN) that is independent of the encryption key, wherein the first UIN is usable to retrieve the encryption key from a secure location.