Patent ID: 11941130
Assignee: nan
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A method of providing data securely stored in a data storage system comprising a data storage device and a security module, said security module initially isolated from the data storage device, said method comprising the steps of:
connecting the security module to the remote host only within a predetermined remote access time window, wherein said remote access time window is stored on the security module;
receiving a data access request from a remote host to the security module for sending a file to, or retrieving a file from the data storage device;
queuing data access requests from the remote host received outside of the remote access time window in a network based host for later authentication by the security module during the remote access time window;
authenticating the data access request by comparing credentials supplied by the remote host with credentials of the remote host stored in the security module;
isolating the remote host from the security module;
determining whether the data access request is a request to send a file from the remote host to the data storage device or is a request to retrieve a file from the data storage device for sending to the remote host;
where the data access request is a request to retrieve a file from the data storage device host to the remote host, connecting the security module and the data storage device;
transferring the file from the data storage device and caching the file within the security module;
isolating the security module and the data storage device;
connecting the security module and the remote host; and
transferring the file from the security module to the remote host.