Data recording apparatus and data reading apparatus
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1. A data recording apparatus, comprising:
- means for determining a password;
means for storing data;
means for encrypting the stored data on the basis of the password inputted;
means for writing the encrypted data on a recording medium; and
means for controlling said determining means, said storing means, said encrypting means and said writing means.
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Abstract
The data recording and reading apparatus includes a unit for encrypting data and a unit for decrypting encrypted data, further a user can optionally determine a password. The apparatus comprises: a personal computer for determining the password; a memory storing data; the unit for encrypting the stored data on the basis of the password; a unit for writing the encrypted data on a recording medium; the unit for decrypting the encrypted data on the basis of the password; and a unit for controlling the determining unit, the memory, the encrypting unit, the writing unit and the decrypting unit.
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1. A data recording apparatus, comprising:
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means for determining a password;
means for storing data;
means for encrypting the stored data on the basis of the password inputted;
means for writing the encrypted data on a recording medium; and
means for controlling said determining means, said storing means, said encrypting means and said writing means. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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2. A data reading apparatus, comprising:
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means for inputting a password, which has been previously determined;
means for reading encrypted data from a recording medium;
means for decrypting the encrypted data on the basis of the password; and
means for controlling said inputting means, said reading means and said decrypting means. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A data recording apparatus, comprising:
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means for determining a password;
means for storing data and hush function data;
means for encrypting the stored data;
means for writing the encrypted data on a recording medium; and
means for controlling said storing means, said determining means, said encrypting means and said writing means, wherein said controlling means converts the password into a hush value on the basis of the hush function data, and said encrypting means encrypts the stored data on the basis of the hush value. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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6. A data reading apparatus, comprising:
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means for inputting a password, which has been previously determined;
means for storing hush function data;
means for reading encrypted data from a recording medium;
means for decrypting the encrypted data; and
means for controlling said inputting means, said storing means, said reading means and said decrypting means, wherein said controlling means converts the password into a hush value on the basis of the hush function data, and said decrypting means decrypts the encrypted data on the basis of the hush value. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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