US Patent 10484179 Data consistency in an encrypted replication environment

A System, Computer Program Product, and computer-executable method for testing data consistency in a replicated data storage environment, wherein the replicated data storage environment includes a production site and a target site, wherein the target site is located within a cloud storage provider, the System, Computer Program Product, and computer-executable method includes receiving a request for a data consistency check of encrypted data stored at the target site, retrieving replicated signatures from the target site, retrieving production signatures from the production site, and determining data consistency based on an analysis of the replicated signatures and the production signatures.