Multi-factor authentication enabled memory sub-system

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a host system, a request to initiate an authentication session with a memory sub-system;
• generating, by at least one hardware processor, challenge data in response to the request, the challenge data comprising a cryptographic nonce;
• providing, to the host system, the challenge data;
• receiving, from the host system, authentication data comprising a digital signature and enablement data including at least the challenge data, the digital signature being generated by cryptographically signing the enablement data using a private key;
• validating, by the at least one hardware processor, the digital signature based on the challenge data and using a public key corresponding to the private key;
• and
• providing access to at least a portion of data stored by a memory component of a memory sub-system based at least in part on validating the digital signature.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a memory sub-system controller, configure the memory sub-system controller to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a host system, a request to initiate an authentication session with a memory sub-system;
• generating challenge data in response to the request, the challenge data comprising a cryptographic nonce;
• providing, to the host system, the challenge data;
• receiving, from the host system, authentication data comprising a digital signature and enablement data including at least the challenge data, the digital signature being generated by cryptographically signing the enablement data using a private key;
• validating the digital signature based on the challenge data and using a public key corresponding to the private key;
• and
• providing access to at least a portion of data stored by a memory component of a memory sub-system based at least in part on validating the digital signature.