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Abstract

Methods and systems of presenting data in a secure data storage network are disclosed. One method includes defining a plurality of communities of interest, each community of interest capable of accessing data stored in a secure data storage network and including a plurality of users desiring access to a common set of data, wherein each of the plurality of communities of interest has a set of security rights. The method also includes associating each of the plurality of communities of interest with a different workgroup key. The method further includes, upon identification of a client device as associated with a user from among the plurality of users in a community of interest, presenting a virtual disk to the client device in accordance with the security rights, the virtual disk associated with the workgroup key associated with the community of interest and a volume containing the common set of data to the community of interest, the volume including a plurality of shares stored on a plurality of physical storage devices.

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First Claim