Hard disk password lock
US6199163A · kind A · utility
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11References
8Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/007
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides an encryption circuit for encrypting and decrypting data as it travels to and from a hard disk. The encryption circuit can be turned on or off under control of the BIOS program and a user supplied password. With the present invention, a removed hard disk cannot be read without the user supplied password and a similar encryption circuit.
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