Secure user authentication for Bluetooth enabled computer storage devices
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1. A system for secure user authentication comprising:
- a portable data storage device operably coupled with a host computing device, at least one of the portable data storage device or the host computing device being Bluetooth enabled, the portable data storage device comprising memory configured to store authentication information for access thereto, wherein the portable data storage device is a removable data storage device; and
a portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operable in a non-discoverable mode and configured to provide the authentication information to the portable data storage device via the host computing device for access to data stored on the portable data storage device through the host computing device, wherein the secure user authentication is required prior to access to the data stored on the portable data storage device;
wherein access to the data stored on the portable data storage device is permitted via Bluetooth communication of the authentication information between the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device and the at least one Bluetooth enabled portable data storage or host computing device, when the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is detected within a maximum Bluetooth range of the at least one Bluetooth enabled portable data storage or host computing device;
wherein the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is able to receive and respond to Bluetooth requests while non-discoverable, wherein the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operates in the non-discoverable mode such that the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is not identifiable to other Bluetooth enabled devices performing discovery functions; and
wherein the Bluetooth communication of the authentication information is performed with the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operating in the non-discoverable mode to establish the secure user authentication absent Bluetooth pairing between the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device and the at least one Bluetooth enabled portable data storage or host computing device.
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Abstract
A storage device may be operably coupleable with a host computing device, and the storage device and/or host computing device may be Bluetooth enabled. The storage device may include authentication information. Access to the storage device may be permitted via Bluetooth communication between the Bluetooth enabled device and at least one of the storage device and a host computing device, wherein the Bluetooth enabled device may be within a maximum Bluetooth range of the storage device. The Bluetooth communication may be performed without Bluetooth pairing.
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1. A system for secure user authentication comprising:
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a portable data storage device operably coupled with a host computing device, at least one of the portable data storage device or the host computing device being Bluetooth enabled, the portable data storage device comprising memory configured to store authentication information for access thereto, wherein the portable data storage device is a removable data storage device; and a portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operable in a non-discoverable mode and configured to provide the authentication information to the portable data storage device via the host computing device for access to data stored on the portable data storage device through the host computing device, wherein the secure user authentication is required prior to access to the data stored on the portable data storage device; wherein access to the data stored on the portable data storage device is permitted via Bluetooth communication of the authentication information between the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device and the at least one Bluetooth enabled portable data storage or host computing device, when the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is detected within a maximum Bluetooth range of the at least one Bluetooth enabled portable data storage or host computing device; wherein the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is able to receive and respond to Bluetooth requests while non-discoverable, wherein the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operates in the non-discoverable mode such that the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is not identifiable to other Bluetooth enabled devices performing discovery functions; and wherein the Bluetooth communication of the authentication information is performed with the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operating in the non-discoverable mode to establish the secure user authentication absent Bluetooth pairing between the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device and the at least one Bluetooth enabled portable data storage or host computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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13. A system for secure user authentication, the system comprising:
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a configuration utility for setting up a portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device as an authentication factor for access to at least a portion of memory on a portable data storage device operably coupled to a host computing device, the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operable in a non-discoverable mode, wherein the portable data storage device is a removable data storage device; authentication information stored on the portable data storage device for the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device set up as the authentication factor; and an access module permitting access to the at least a portion of the memory on the portable data storage device through the host computing device via Bluetooth communication of the authentication information between the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device and the portable data storage device via the host computing device to which the portable data storage device is operably coupled, the at least one portable data storage or host computing device being Bluetooth enabled, when the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is detected within no more than a Bluetooth range of the at least one of the portable data storage or host computing device; wherein the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is able to receive and respond to Bluetooth requests while non-discoverable, wherein the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operates in the non-discoverable mode such that the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is not identifiable to other Bluetooth enabled devices performing discovery functions; and wherein the Bluetooth communication of the authentication information is performed with the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operating in the non-discoverable mode to establish the secure user authentication absent Bluetooth pairing between the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device and the at least one Bluetooth enabled portable data storage or host computing device, wherein the secure user authentication is required prior to the access. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for secure user authentication comprising:
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permitting access to data stored on a portable data storage device operably coupled to a host computing device when a portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is brought within a Bluetooth range of the portable data storage device or the host computing device, the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operable in a non-discoverable mode and configured to provide authentication information and at least one of the portable data storage device or the host computing device being Bluetooth enabled, the portable data storage device comprising memory configured to store the authentication information for access thereto, wherein the portable data storage device is a removable data storage device; wherein permitting access to the data stored on the portable data storage device comprises Bluetooth communication of the authentication information from the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device to the portable data storage via the host computing device when the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is detected within the Bluetooth range; wherein the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is able to receive and respond to Bluetooth requests while non-discoverable, wherein the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operates in the non-discoverable mode such that the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device is not identifiable to other Bluetooth enabled devices performing discovery functions; and wherein the access is permitted to the portable data storage device based on the Bluetooth communication of the authentication information with the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device operating in the non-discoverable mode to establish the secure user authentication absent Bluetooth pairing between the portable Bluetooth enabled authentication device and the at least one of the portable data storage or host computing device, wherein the secure user authentication is required prior to access to the data through the host computing device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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