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Date of Patent
August 3, 2010
Patent Application Number
12029514
Date Filed
February 12, 2008
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Patent abstract
A method, system and computer program product for computing a message authentication code for data in storage of a computing environment. An instruction specifies a unit of storage for which an authentication code is to be computed. An computing operation computes an authentication code for the unit of storage. A register is used for providing a cryptographic key for use in the computing to the authentication code. Further, the register may be used in a chaining operation.
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