US Patent 11216566 System and method for encryption of ephemeral storage

Disclosed are systems and methods for encryption of an ephemeral layer of one or more containers. An exemplary method comprises detecting a container starting execution in an operating system, generating a temporary encryption key and storing the temporary encryption key in memory of a kernel of the operating system, creating an encrypted area as the ephemeral layer in a storage device, the encrypted area accessible only by the container, providing to the container access to the encrypted area, and responsive to stopping execution of the container, destroying the temporary encryption key.