Patent ID: 7900012

Claim:
A storage apparatus in communication with one or more external systems comprising: at least one storage region; at least one logical partition formed by using a first part of the storage region for storing data, including one or more secure areas accessible only when the storage apparatus is loaded to a previously specified external system; a logic controller, provided with a host verifying, module for receiving a request from the external system requesting access to the logical partition, and the request differs dependent on vendors, operating systems, or versions of the external systems, and provided with an authentication module for setting one access mode for controlling access to the logical partition according to the access mode when the request is received; and a table formed by using a second part of the storage region for indexing data entries; wherein the host verifying module verifies whether the request is sent from the previously specified external system, and if the request is not sent from the previously specified external system, then a false entry is retrieved in response to the request.