A method of accessing data stored on a storage device comprising a communicational connection to an access control device comprising access control information, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an indication from the storage device that the access control device is communicationally connected to the storage device; establishing a communicational connection with the access control device through the storage device; and providing, to the access control device, identifying information, characterized in that the method further comprising the steps of: receiving, from the access control device, a first information to be provided to an authorization computing device external to the access control device; establishing a communicational connection with the authorization computing device; providing the first information to the authorization computing device; receiving, from the authorization computing device, a second information to be provided to the access control device; and providing the second information to the access control device; establishing a secure communicational tunnel between the authorization computing device and the access control device based on the first and second information; providing identifying information regarding entities attempting data storage requests to data stored on the storage device from the access control device to the authorization computing device through the secure communication tunnel; receiving responses to data storage related requests from the storage device after the authorization computing device determines to allow the storage device to provide the responses at least in part because of the provided identifying information. receiving an indication from the storage device that the access control device is communicationally connected to the storage device; establishing a communicational connection with the access control device through the storage device; and providing, to the access control device, identifying information, characterized in that the method further comprising the steps of: receiving, from the access control device, a first information to be provided to an authorization computing device external to the access control device; establishing a communicational connection with the authorization computing device; providing the first information to the authorization computing device; receiving, from the authorization computing device, a second information to be provided to the access control device; and providing the second information to the access control device; establishing a secure communicational tunnel between the authorization computing device and the access control device based on the first and second information; providing identifying information regarding entities attempting data storage requests to data stored on the storage device from the access control device to the authorization computing device through the secure communication tunnel; receiving responses to data storage related requests from the storage device after the authorization computing device determines to allow the storage device to provide the responses at least in part because of the provided identifying information. receiving, from the access control device, a first information to be provided to an authorization computing device external to the access control device; establishing a communicational connection with the authorization computing device; providing the first information to the authorization computing device; receiving, from the authorization computing device, a second information to be provided to the access control device; and providing the second information to the access control device; establishing a secure communicational tunnel between the authorization computing device and the access control device based on the first and second information; providing identifying information regarding entities attempting data storage requests to data stored on the storage device from the access control device to the authorization computing device through the secure communication tunnel; receiving responses to data storage related requests from the storage device after the authorization computing device determines to allow the storage device to provide the responses at least in part because of the provided identifying information.