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Granted Patent B2
US 12,293,091 · App. 18/627,058 · Granted May 6, 2025

Sharing data in an organized storage system

Inventor: Mindaugas Valkaitis (Vilnius, LT)
Assignee: UAB 360 IT
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Patent No.
US 12,293,091
App. No.
18/627,058
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for configuring a first user device to generate a sharing encryption key based at least in part on combining a folder access private key associated with a folder and an assigned public key associated with a second user device; configuring the first user device to encrypt the folder access private key associated with the folder utilizing the sharing encryption key; and configuring the first user device to transmit the encrypted folder access private key to enable the second user device to access the folder is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated.

Claims (46)

1. A method performed by an infrastructure device, the method comprising:

configuring a first user device to generate a sharing encryption key based at least in part on combining a folder access private key associated with a folder and an assigned public key associated with a second user device;

configuring the first user device to encrypt the folder access private key associated with the folder utilizing the sharing encryption key; and

configuring the first user device to transmit the encrypted folder access private key to enable the second user device to access the folder.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring the first user device to transmit a request to receive the assigned public key associated with the second user device; and

configuring the first user device to receive the assigned public key associated with the second user device based at least in part on transmitting the request.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring the first user device to transmit, to the second user device, encrypted sample data, the encrypted sample data being determined based at least in part on encrypting sample data by utilizing the assigned public key associated with the second user device; and

configuring the first user device to receive, from the second user device, decrypted sample data, the decrypted sample data being determined based at least in part on decrypting the encrypted sample data by utilizing an assigned private key associated with the second user device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the folder access private key is included in a folder access key pair that includes a folder access public key, the folder access key pair being specific to the folder.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring the first user device to transmit a location associated with the folder and a folder access public key.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sharing encryption key is a symmetric key.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein configuring the first user device to generate the sharing encryption key includes configuring the first user device to generate the sharing encryption key based at least in part on utilizing a symmetric key cipher.

8. An infrastructure device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the processor being configured to:

configure a first user device to generate a sharing encryption key based at least in part on combining a folder access private key associated with a folder and an assigned public key associated with a second user device;

configure the first user device to encrypt the folder access private key associated with the folder utilizing the sharing encryption key; and

configure the first user device to transmit the encrypted folder access private key to enable the second user device to access the folder.

9. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein the memory and the processor are configured to:

configure the first user device to transmit a request to receive the assigned public key associated with the second user device; and

configure the first user device to receive the assigned public key associated with the second user device based at least in part on transmitting the request.

10. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein the memory and the processor are configured to:

configure the first user device to transmit, to the second user device, encrypted sample data, the encrypted sample data being determined based at least in part on encrypting sample data by utilizing the assigned public key associated with the second user device; and

configure the first user device to receive, from the second user device, decrypted sample data, the decrypted sample data being determined based at least in part on decrypting the encrypted sample data by utilizing an assigned private key associated with the second user device.

11. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein the folder access private key is included in a folder access key pair that includes a folder access public key, the folder access key pair being specific to the folder.

12. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein the memory and the processor are configured to:

configure the first user device to transmit a location associated with the folder and a folder access public key.

13. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein the sharing encryption key is a symmetric key.

14. The infrastructure device of claim 8 , wherein, to configure the first user device to generate the sharing encryption key, the memory and the processor are configured to configure the first user device to generate the sharing encryption key based at least in part on utilizing a symmetric key cipher.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions, which when executed by a processor associated with an infrastructure device, configure the processor to:

configure a first user device to generate a sharing encryption key based at least in part on combining a folder access private key associated with a folder and an assigned public key associated with a second user device;

configure the first user device to encrypt the folder access private key associated with the folder utilizing the sharing encryption key; and

configure the first user device to transmit the encrypted folder access private key to enable the second user device to access the folder.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to:

configure the first user device to transmit a request to receive the assigned public key associated with the second user device; and

configure the first user device to receive the assigned public key associated with the second user device based at least in part on transmitting the request.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to:

configure the first user device to transmit, to the second user device, encrypted sample data, the encrypted sample data being determined based at least in part on encrypting sample data by utilizing the assigned public key associated with the second user device; and

configure the first user device to receive, from the second user device, decrypted sample data, the decrypted sample data being determined based at least in part on decrypting the encrypted sample data by utilizing an assigned private key associated with the second user device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the folder access private key is included in a folder access key pair that includes a folder access public key, the folder access key pair being specific to the folder.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to:

configure the first user device to transmit a location associated with the folder and a folder access public key.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the sharing encryption key is a symmetric key.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2026
From: UAB 360 IT
To: 720 IT, UAB
Reel/Frame 074330/0675 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2024
From: VALKAITIS, MINDAUGAS
To: UAB 360 IT
Reel/Frame 067196/0133 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17494812 · Oct 5, 2021
Continuation 17483756 · Sep 23, 2021
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