System and method for securing and managing data in storage device by using secure terminal
AssigneeCitycat Co., Ltd.
InventorsYangwoong Kim, Junga Woo, Riwon Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for securing and managing data in a storage device by using a secure terminal, wherein a storage area is divided into a normal area and a secure area, users are identified using the secure terminal, and only certified users are allowed access to the secure area. The present invention comprises a secure terminal and a storage device. In the present invention, only certified users access and control the secure area of the storage device, thus having the effect in which data can be protected.
Claims33
A user authentication module system for identifying a user and generating user identification information comprising;
- a controller for transmitting secure access information corresponding to the user identification information to a storage device;
- a storage module for storing security access information corresponding to the user identification information;
- a security terminal comprising a short-distance communication module for transmitting and receiving the secure access information through short-range communication, and an interface unit for connecting to a computer to enable data input and output;
- a short-range wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving secure access information with the secure terminal;
- a storage unit comprising a memory for storing data, the storage unit being divided into a general area and a security area;
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- a storage device configured to receive the secure access information from the secure terminal, and to determine whether to selectively activate the secure area according to a user authentication result.
A method for managing a data security of a storage device using a security terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) generating user identification information by being identified by a user through a security terminal;
- (b) allowing the security terminal to be connected to a storage device through short-range wireless communication;
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- (c) allowing the security terminal to authenticate a user by using security access information received by the storage device, and to activate a security area included in the storage device to access data stored in the security area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.