Patent ID: 8954757
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for protecting content of a storage device, the method comprising the steps of: authenticating, by a host device, a controller of the storage device based on first unique information of the controller of the storage device, wherein the first unique information is unique to the controller of the storage device; authenticating, by the host device, a memory of the storage device based on second unique information of the memory of the storage device, wherein the second unique information is unique to the memory of the storage device; and permitting, by the host device, access to encrypted content stored in the storage device if the controller and the memory are authenticated, wherein the host device is configured to receive the encrypted content and authentication information from the storage device, and wherein the authentication information is calculated based on an Enhanced Media Identifier (EMID) and the first unique information, and the EMID is calculated based on the second unique information and prefixed information indicating a value allocated to an application.