US 12,069,167 B2
Unlocking data stored in a group of storage systems
Andrew Bernat, Mountain View, CA (US); Alexandre Duchâteau, Bellevue, WA (US); Marco Sanvido, Belmont, CA (US); Constantine Sapuntzakis, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Kiron Vijayasankar, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to PURE STORAGE, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by PURE STORAGE, INC., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/946,689.
Application 17/946,689 is a continuation of application No. 16/661,160, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,451,391.
Application 16/661,160 is a continuation of application No. 15/801,139, filed on Nov. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,484,174, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0013314 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01); H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 9/085 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0816 (2013.01); H04L 63/068 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); G06F 9/455 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); H04L 9/321 (2013.01); H04L 63/0815 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
reconstructing a first key using portions of the first key stored on one or more of a group of storage devices;
obtaining remote resource credentials from a portion of the group of storage devices that is unlocked using the first key; and
decrypting data with a key obtained using the remote resource credentials.