Patent ID: 9495562
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: ascertaining a protected removable storage device is connected to an information handling device, said protected removable storage device having a first partition for storing data according to a first file system type, and a second partition for storing user data according to a second, different, file system type; and responsive to said information handling device recognizing said second file system type, querying for user credentials to decrypt a data encryption key used to encrypt said user data of said second partition; wherein said information handling device recognizes said second file system type associated with said second partition but does not recognize said first file system type associated with said first partition; wherein said second partition contains a different, independent data set than said first partition; and wherein said first partition includes an unencrypted indication that provides notice to a second information handling device that recognizes the first file system type that the second partition contains data.