Patent ID: 7996638

Claim:
A storage system for controlling access by an application running on a host, the storage system comprising: a storage area; an interface configured to removably connect to the host and to receive an access request from the host, the access request indicative of a request for access to at least a portion of the storage area from the application running on the host; and a controller operatively coupled to the interface and to the storage area, the controller configured to: analyze at least a part of the access request to determine an application identifier in the access request, the application identifier indicative of the application; compare the application identifier with a storage area control indicator, the storage area control indicator indicative of at least one condition for access to the at least a portion of the storage area and associated with the at least a portion of the storage area prior to receipt of the access request; and in response to comparing the application identifier with the storage area control indicator, determine whether to perform the access request in order to allow access of the application to the at least a portion of said storage area.