Pure Storage, Inc.
Current key data encryption

Abstract:

Periodically re-encrypting user data stored on a storage device, including: detecting that a data encryption key should be decommissioned; and for user data stored on the storage device that is encrypted with the data encryption key: reading the user data that is encrypted with the data encryption key from the storage device; re-encrypting the user data utilizing a current data encryption key; and writing the user data that is encrypted utilizing the current data encryption key to the storage device.