Patent ID: 8938790
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a secure access to at a cloud storage system, comprising: providing a portable memory device storing a secure desktop application, wherein the portable memory device is configured to be removably connected to a user device; and granting a secure access to a dedicated storage of the cloud storage system from the user device by running the secure desktop application from the portable memory device, wherein the portable memory device contains a secure area that is accessible by the secure desktop application, wherein the secure desktop application provides a user interface to view and edit a remote file, stores a local copy of the remote file in the secure area of the portable memory device, and prohibits copying of the remote file to the local storage of the user device by disabling a file access call to copy the remote file to the local storage of the user device is prohibited while the secure desktop application is running on the user device, wherein the dedicated storage of the cloud storage system is created based on an identifier of the portable memory device and user information.