Patent ID: 8484720

Claim:
A method for managing access to data in a non-volatile storage device, the method comprising: in a non-volatile storage device which is in communication with a host device associated with a service provider customer: establishing a secure communication channel with a service provider system via the host device over a network, the secure communication channel established without accessing a removable device associated with the host, wherein the removable device is known to the service provider system, the service provider system comprises a Mobile Network Operator server, and the service provider customer comprises a Mobile Network Operator subscriber; transmitting an authorization request to the service provider system over the network via the secure communication channel, wherein transmitting the authorization request comprises the non-volatile storage device transmitting a value indicative of an identity of the Mobile Network Operator subscriber; receiving at the non-volatile storage device via the secure communication channel an authorization from the service provider system, the received authorization corresponding to the identity of the Mobile Network Operator subscriber; receiving at the non-volatile storage device a request from the host device for access to storage in the non-volatile storage device; and processing the received access request in accordance with the received authorization.