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In the depicted embodiment, the modules 1302-1324 are included in the storage device 150 or storage controller 152. In another embodiment, at least a portion of one or more of the modules 1302-1324 is located outside the storage device 150. In a further embodiment, the requesting device 1326 includes a portion of the modules 1302-1324 in the form of drivers, software, or other function of one or more of the modules 1302-1324. For example, a token generation module 1306 and a reconstitute data segment module 1318 are shown in the requesting device 1326. One of skill in the art will recognize other ways to distribute and implement the functionality of the modules 1302-1324.

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