Mechanism to manage access to user data area with bridged direct-attached storage devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8646054
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13429094

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The present invention provides a bridged, direct-attached storage device that can be secured and work with any host system. In one embodiment, the storage device is configured with a secured user area and an unlocking mechanism for access to the secured user area. The storage device may comprise a translation module having a bridge that presents multiple logical units to a host. In addition, the storage device may comprise a controller having its own encryption engine to encrypt the entire user area of the storage media. In one embodiment, the storage device presents the unlocking mechanism via a second logical device as a read-only device, such as a CD/DVD-ROM, or virtual CD device. The secondary logical device comprises executable code, which allows the user, for example, to enter, change, or remove the password and unlock the user area.

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SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC951 SANDISK DRIVE LEGAL DEP MILPITAS CA 95035

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Karr, Christopher P Lake Forest, US 4 269
Maroney, John E Irvine, US 32 284

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