Patent ID: 7565384

Claim:
A system for archiving and validation of data comprising: at least one server, each at least one server connected to a first network and containing data to be archived; an archive server, the archive server connected to the first network and a second network, the archive server receiving the data from the at least one server and generating a verification code on the data using a verification method; a storage subsystem, the storage subsystem connected to the second network and including a controller and at least one storage unit, the controller having a processor the storage subsystem receiving and storing the data and verification information from the archive server, the verification information including the verification code and the verification method, the storage subsystem configured to generate a second verification code on the stored data at the storage subsystem using the verification method and comparing the verification code with the second verification code and sending one of a data verified signal and a data not verified signal to the archive server in response to receiving a request for verification from the archive server of the data stored at the storage subsystem; and the archive server comprising an archive module including a storage application program interface (API), the verification information being stored in the storage subsystem and sent by the archive server via the API via a first path, and the data being stored at the storage subsystem via a logical unit independently of the verification information.