System and method to protect digital content on external storage
AssigneeMcAfee, Inc.
InventorsFernando Ruiz Altamirano, German Lancioni
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An example authentication device disclosed herein is to access a message received via a wireless interface from an adapter, the message to indicate that a host device has connected to the adapter, the host device different from the authentication device. The disclosed example authentication device is also to determine whether to allow the host device to access a storage device. The disclosed example authentication device is further to transmit authentication data to the adapter via the wireless interface, the authentication data to specify whether the host device is allowed to access the storage device.
Claims17
At least one computer readable memory comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of an authentication device to at least:
- access a message from an adapter, the message to indicate that a first host device has connected to the adapter, the first host device different from the authentication device;
- maintain a data structure to identify a plurality of host devices that have connected to the adapter;
- display information at the authentication device that identifies the plurality of host devices;
- determine whether to allow the first host device to access a storage device based on input data obtained via a user interface of the authentication device;
- and
- transmit authentication data to the adapter, the authentication data to specify whether the first host device is allowed to access the storage device.
An authentication device comprising:
- a display;
- a wireless interface;
- memory including computer readable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor to execute the instructions to at least:
- access a message received via the wireless interface from an adapter, the message to indicate that a first host device has connected to the adapter, the first host device different from the authentication device;
- maintain a data structure to identify a plurality of host devices that have connected to the adapter;
- present information on the display of the authentication device, the information to identify the plurality of host devices;
- determine whether to allow the first host device to access a storage device based on input data obtained via a user interface of the authentication device;
- and
- transmit authentication data to the adapter via the wireless interface, the authentication data to specify whether the first host device is allowed to access the storage device.
A method comprising:
- accessing, at an authentication device, a message from an adapter, the message indicating that a first host device has connected to the adapter, the first host device different from the authentication device;
- maintaining a data structure identifying a plurality of host devices that have connected to the adapter;
- displaying information at the authentication device that identifies the plurality of host devices;
- determining, at the authentication device, whether to allow the first host device to access a storage device based on input data obtained via a user interface of the authentication device;
- and
- transmitting authentication data from the authentication device to the adapter, the authentication data specifying whether the first host device is allowed to access the storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.