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US 8,509,430 B2Granted
Storage devices having a security function and methods of securing data stored in the storage device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHo-jung Kim, In-kyeong Yoo, Jai-kwang Shin
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Abstract
A storage device may include a storage unit that stores data transmitted via a plurality of first wires; and a security control unit that controls connection between each of a plurality of second wires connected to an external device and each of the plurality of first wires by programming a plurality of switching devices according to an encryption key.
Claims25
A storage device comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store data transmitted via a plurality of first wires;
- and
- a security control unit having a plurality of switching devices, each of the switching devices including at least one non-volatile memory device, the security control unit being configured to control a connection between each of a plurality of second wires connected to an external device and each of the plurality of first wires by programming the plurality of switching devices according to an encryption key.
A method of securing data stored in a storage device, the storage device including a storage unit configured to store data and a security control unit configured to secure the data, the method comprising:
- programming a plurality of non-volatile memory devices included in the security control unit according to an encryption key of the storage device;
- and
- controlling a connection between each of a plurality of first wires connected to the storage unit and each of a plurality of second wires connected to an external device, according to a result of the programming of each of the plurality of non-volatile memory devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.