A file format for a serverless distributed file system is composed of two parts: a primary data stream and a metadata stream. The data stream contains a file that is divided into multiple blocks. Each block is encrypted using a hash of the block as the encryption key. The metadata stream contains a header,...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7043637?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7043637 - On-disk file format for a serverless distributed file system
On-disk file format for a serverless distributed file system
