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In one embodiment, the storage request includes a token directive to store the data segment token where the storage request is essentially free from data of the data segment. The token directive may include the data segment token or a command to generate a data segment token. Where the token directive does not include the data segment token, the data segment token storage module 1304 generates the data segment token from information in the token directive. If the token directive includes the data segment token, the data segment token storage module 1304 recognizes the data segment token as a data structure representing the data segment identified by the data segment identifier in the token directive and stores the data segment token appropriately.

Added by DJM 3 2021