Performance control of a device with a power metering unit (PMU)

    公开(公告)号:US11314315B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16803947

    申请日:2020-02-27

    Abstract: Inventive aspects include a device including storage media. The device includes a PMU, and a controller communicatively coupled to the PMU. The PMU determines that an operating power of the device exceeds a threshold, and transmits a signal to the controller to trigger a power reduction operation. The controller throttles one or more operations until the operating power goes below the threshold. Some embodiments include a method for controlling performance of a storage device. The method includes measuring, by a PMU, a power consumption associated with a storage device. The method includes determining, by the PMU, whether the power consumption is greater than a threshold. In response, the method may include setting a performance throttle. The method may include determining, by the PMU, whether the power consumption is less than the threshold. In response, the method may include releasing the performance throttle.

    Systems, methods, and apparatus for security key management for I/O devices

    公开(公告)号:US11956348B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US17123100

    申请日:2020-12-15

    CPC classification number: H04L9/0819 H04L9/0894

    Abstract: A method for managing security keys for an I/O device may include loading a first security key from a primary memory to a security engine, performing a first data transfer operation between a host and the I/O device using the first security key with the security engine, loading a second security key from a secondary memory to the security engine, and performing a second data transfer operation between the host and the I/O device using the second security key with the security engine. The method may further include storing the first security key in the primary memory based on a frequency of use of the first security key. The frequency of use of the first security key may be determined by a pattern of transfers between the host and the I/O device.

    Methods and apparatus for offloading encryption

    公开(公告)号:US11526618B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-13

    申请号:US16856003

    申请日:2020-04-22

    Abstract: A method may include transferring data from a host to an encryption offload engine through an interconnect fabric, encrypting the data from the host at the encryption offload engine, and transferring the encrypted data from the encryption offload engine to a storage device through a peer-to-peer connection in the interconnect fabric. The method may further include transferring the encrypted data from the storage device to the encryption offload engine through a peer-to-peer connection in the interconnect fabric, decrypting the encrypted data from the storage device at the encryption offload engine, and transferring the decrypted data to the host through the interconnect fabric. The method may further include transferring the encrypted data from the storage device to the host, and verifying the encryption of the encrypted data at the host.

    Performance control of a device with a power metering unit (PMU)

    公开(公告)号:US11940861B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17726527

    申请日:2022-04-21

    CPC classification number: G06F1/3268 G01R21/133 G06F1/266 G06F1/3206 G06F1/324

    Abstract: Inventive aspects include a device including storage media. The device includes a PMU, and a controller communicatively coupled to the PMU. The PMU determines that an operating power of the device exceeds a threshold, and transmits a signal to the controller to trigger a power reduction operation. The controller throttles one or more operations until the operating power goes below the threshold. Some embodiments include a method for controlling performance of a storage device. The method includes measuring, by a PMU, a power consumption associated with a storage device. The method includes determining, by the PMU, whether the power consumption is greater than a threshold. In response, the method may include setting a performance throttle. The method may include determining, by the PMU, whether the power consumption is less than the threshold. In response, the method may include releasing the performance throttle.

    Methods and apparatus for offloading encryption

    公开(公告)号:US11934542B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-19

    申请号:US18079863

    申请日:2022-12-12

    CPC classification number: G06F21/602 G06F13/4027 H04L9/32

    Abstract: A method may include transferring data from a host to an encryption offload engine through an interconnect fabric, encrypting the data from the host at the encryption offload engine, and transferring the encrypted data from the encryption offload engine to a storage device through a peer-to-peer connection in the interconnect fabric. The method may further include transferring the encrypted data from the storage device to the encryption offload engine through a peer-to-peer connection in the interconnect fabric, decrypting the encrypted data from the storage device at the encryption offload engine, and transferring the decrypted data to the host through the interconnect fabric. The method may further include transferring the encrypted data from the storage device to the host, and verifying the encryption of the encrypted data at the host.

    Sideband authentication of storage device

    公开(公告)号:US11653204B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-16

    申请号:US16809545

    申请日:2020-03-04

    Abstract: Various aspects include a continuous authentication system for a storage system. The continuous authentication system includes a host having an encryption unit. The continuous authentication system includes a storage device having a decryption unit. The continuous authentication system includes a first physical connection between the host and the storage device. The first physical connection may be configured to transfer I/Os. The continuous authentication system may include a second physical connection between the host and the storage device. The encryption unit may be configured to encrypt a continuous authentication signal. The host may be configured to transmit the continuous authentication signal through the second physical connection. The storage device may be configured to receive the continuous authentication signal through the second physical connection. The decryption unit may be configured to decrypt the continuous authentication signal. When the second physical connection is tampered with, the storage device may stop processing the I/Os.

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