US Patent 11023601 System and method for secure data handling

A system for secure data handling is provided. The system comprises at least one data gate, authentication data of users accessing the at least one data gate, at least one original file comprising content data and/or meta data, and at least one virtual file comprising at least parts of the meta data. In this context, the at least one data gate is configured to generate and/or store the at least one virtual file on the basis of the at least one original file. In addition to this, the at least one data gate is further configured to generate and/or store at least one encrypted file on the basis of the at least one original file preferably using at least parts of the authentication data as key.