Patents by Inventor Christopher J. SUTER

Christopher J. SUTER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10032038
    Abstract: This application relates to a key rolling process for a file system of a computing device. The key rolling process allows for files to be transparently re-encrypted in a background process while still allowing applications to access files being re-encrypted. During re-encryption, a portion of the file is decrypted using a current key for the file and re-encrypted using a new key for the file. During re-encryption, the portion of the file can be relocated to another location in memory. Metadata associated with the file can be updated to include information pertaining to the location of the re-encrypted portion. The metadata can also be updated include information pertaining to how much of the file has been re-encrypted with the new key and how much of the file remains encrypted with the current key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Suter, Eric B. Tamura, George K. Colley, Mark S. Day
  • Publication number: 20160321460
    Abstract: This application relates to a key rolling process for a file system of a computing device. The key rolling process allows for files to be transparently re-encrypted in a background process while still allowing applications to access files being re-encrypted. During re-encryption, a portion of the file is decrypted using a current key for the file and re-encrypted using a new key for the file. During re-encryption, the portion of the file can be relocated to another location in memory. Metadata associated with the file can be updated to include information pertaining to the location of the re-encrypted portion. The metadata can also be updated include information pertaining to how much of the file has been re-encrypted with the new key and how much of the file remains encrypted with the current key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher J. SUTER, Eric B. TAMURA, George K. COLLEY, Mark S. DAY