Abstract: This disclosure describes a technique for bootstrapping the reading of a DNA data storage archive from information contained in the oligonucleotides of the archive. Labeling oligonucleotides are added to the DNA data storage archive. The labeling oligonucleotides are amplified by a known pair of primers. The sequence of nucleotides between the primers functions as an uncoded identifier that is used to look up a decoding technique. The association between the uncoded identifier and the decoding technique may be stored in a network-accessible database. Data storage oligonucleotides in the DNA data storage archive can then be decoded and digital data recovered by use of the decoding technique. Knowledge of the primers and location of the database is thus sufficient to read the DNA data storage archive even if external labeling information that provides the decoding technique for the archive is lost.

Abstract: A system and method for validating whether communications between a device driver and a hardware device conform to a communication specification is presented. A validation module obtains a communication specification identifying rules for validating whether communications between a device driver and a hardware device conform to the specification. A redirection module redirects communications between the device driver and the hardware device to the validation module. Based on an individual communication, as well as the context in which an individual communication is made, the validation module validates whether the communication conforms to the communication specification.