Patent ID: 8396214

Claim:
In a computer network comprising a main computer comprising a first persistent storage device and a remote computer comprising a memory unit and a second persistent storage device, a method for protecting data stored on the second storage device of the remote computer, the method comprising the steps of: automatically creating a first computer generated cryptokey at the main computer; storing the first computer generated cryptokey on the first persistent storage device of the main computer; authenticating the remote computer to the main computer; providing the first computer generated cryptokey from the main computer to the remote computer; storing the first computer generated cryptokey in the memory unit of the remote computer without storing the first computer generated cryptokey in the second persistent storage device; and mounting an operative partition encrypted with the first computer generated cryptokey to the remote computer, said operative partition mapped to the second persistent storage device, wherein said data stored on said second persistent storage device is accessible only if while said one remote computer is in communication with said one main computer.