METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING DATA STORAGE WHILE INSURING CONTROL BY LOGICAL ROLE

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage device having an interface and a controller and having a reinforced security function. PSOLUTION: The interface is configured to communicatively couple this storage device to a host system. The controller is located in the storage device and is configured to read and to write information to and from the storage medium. The controller is configured to request a security partition authorization from a manufacturer of the storage device before executing a security partition creation command received over the interface. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT