Systems for authentication for access to software development kit for a peripheral device

A host device for accessing a memory device local to the host device, comprising:

• a cryptographic engine, the cryptographic engine configured to verify a credential from a first software entity on the host device;
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• one or more processors on the host device in communication with the cryptographic engine, the one or more processors are configured to:
• intercept request by the first software entity to communicate with the memory device local to the host device, the memory device in communication with the host device, wherein the request comprises a request to store content in or retrieve the content from the memory device,
• access a table of software entities previously authenticated by the host device in order to determine whether the first software entity is authenticated,
• in response to determining that the first software entity is authenticated, expose code customized to the first software entity,
• enable the first software entity to use the code in order for the first software entity to verify itself to the memory device and to access the memory device when the one or more processors are programmed with the code, and
• communicate with the memory device using the code to send the content to or retrieve the content from the memory device.

A method for providing access to a storage device local to the host device, comprising:

• in a host device having a plurality of sets of code used to communicate with the storage device local to the host device, the host device performing:
• receiving a request from a first software entity to communicate with the storage device, wherein the request comprises a request to store content in or retrieve the content from the storage device;
• in response to receiving the request from the first software entity to communicate with the storage device, accessing a table of software entities previously authenticated by the host device in order to determine whether the first software entity on the host device is authenticated;
• in response to determining that the first software entity is authenticated, allowing the first software entity access to one set of code from the plurality of sets of code used to communicate with the storage device on the host device, the one set of code customized to the first software entity and used to allow the first software entity to communicate with and verify itself to the storage device;
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• communicating with the storage device using the one set of code to send the content to or retrieve the content from the storage device.