Patents
US 9871787 B2: Authentication processing for a plurality of self-encrypting storage devices
- Granted
- 2018-01-16
- Filed
- 2016-02-23 application 15050697
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Authentication processing for a plurality of self-encrypting storage devices, e.g. SEDs) of a computer system is provided. The authentication processing for the SEDs includes obtaining authentication information for one SED of the plurality of SEDs, performing authentication processing for the one SED based on the obtained authentication information for the one SED; and based on the authentication processing for the one SED, performing authentication processing for each additional SED of one or more additional SEDs of the plurality of SEDs. A pre-boot configuration environment (PBA) to facilitate the authentication processing, and methods for installing the PBA are provided.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180116.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assured Information Security, Inc. 24 patents | US company or organization | Rome, NY | Assured Information Security, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Gale | Rome, NY | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/0853 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F21/78 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-30 | Government interest Confirmatory license | ASSURED INFORMATION SECURITY, INC. signed 2017-05-18 | AFRL/RIJ ROME, NY | 42522/454 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-02-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GALE, MAURICE signed 2016-02-17 | ASSURED INFORMATION SECURITY, INC. ROME, NY | 37798/623 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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