(WO/2003/032133) DISTRIBUTED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE FOR STORAGE AREA NETWORKS (SAN)

(WO/2003/032133) DISTRIBUTED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE FOR STORAGE AREA NETWORKS (SAN)

Latest bibliographic data on file with the International Bureau
Pub. No.:  WO/2003/032133   International Application No.:  PCT/CA2002/001518
Publication Date:17.04.2003 International Filing Date:11.10.2002
Chapter 2 Demand Filed: 09.05.2003
IPC: H04L 29/06 (2006.01)
Applicants:KASTEN CHASE APPLIED RESEARCH LTD. [CA/CA]; 5100 Orbitor Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Z4 (CA) (All Except US).
MURTY, Kumar [CA/CA]; (CA) (US Only).
KOLESNIKOV, Vladimir [BY/CA]; (CA) (US Only).
THANOS, Daniel [CA/CA]; (CA) (US Only).
Inventors:MURTY, Kumar; (CA).
KOLESNIKOV, Vladimir; (CA).
THANOS, Daniel; (CA).
Agent:BERESKIN & PARR; 40 King Street West, 40th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3Y2 (CA).
Priority Data:
2.358.980 12.10.2001 CA
Title: DISTRIBUTED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE FOR STORAGE AREA NETWORKS (SAN)
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of transferring data between a host computer server and a secure network storage system via a data transfer architecture. The secure network storage system has a plurality of storage devices for storage of the data. The method comprises (a) authenticating the host computer server with a security system associated with the secure network storage system; (b) obtaining a storage key from the security system after authentication; and (c) performing an encryption/decryption operation comprising at least one of (i) encrypting and storing data on the secure network storage system, and (ii) retrieving and decrypting data stored on the secure network storage system.
Designated States: AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, NO, NZ, OM, PH, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, SL, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VN, YU, ZA, ZM, ZW.
African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW)
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM)
European Patent Office (EPO) (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR)
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).
Publication Language:English (EN)
Filing Language:English (EN)

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