Managed memory device with integrated radio-frequency identification component for cryptographic tracking

A method, comprising:

• activating, by a verification system, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) component of a memory device;
• transmitting, by the RFID component, a device identifier of the memory device to the verification system based on the RFID component being activated;
• transmitting, by the RFID component, a trigger signal to a secure memory controller of the memory device based on the RFID component being activated;
• generating, by the secure memory controller, a digital signature based on a private key and the device identifier based on the secure memory controller receiving the trigger signal;
• transmitting, by a communication interface of the memory device, a message to the verification system, wherein the message includes the digital signature and the device identifier;
• looking up, by the verification system, a public key associated with the private key using the device identifier received from the RFID component, the public key being stored in a database of the verification system;
• and
• authenticating, by the verification system, the memory device based on the message received from the communication interface and the public key retrieved from the database.

A managed memory device, comprising:

• an RFID component configured to communicate with an external system for transmitting a device identifier to the external system;
• one or more memory dies configured to store data received from the external system;
• a communication interface configured to transmit a message that includes a digital signature and the device identifier for authenticating the managed memory device;
• and
• a secure memory controller configured to manage operations of the one or more memory dies, wherein the secure memory controller is configured with a cryptographic function for generating the digital signature based on asymmetric encryption,
• wherein the RFID component is configured to provide a trigger signal to the secure memory controller based on the RFID component being activated by the external system,
• wherein the secure memory controller is configured to generate the digital signature, for being provided in the message, based on the secure memory controller receiving the trigger signal, and
• wherein at least one of the RFID component or the communication interface is configured to receive the data from the external system.