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Digital content security system

  • US 20060064605A1
  • Filed: 11/07/2005
  • Published: 03/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of securing a hard drive of a computer, comprising:

  • providing a portable, physical key adapted to be carried by a user;

    detecting the portable, physical key with a receiver/decoder circuit communicating with the hard drive;

    validating the detected key with the receiver/decoder circuit wherein validating includes determining whether or not the detected key is associated with the hard drive; and

    permitting access to the hard drive or a portion thereof with the receiver/decoder circuit if the detected key is validated wherein digital content read from or written to the hard drive is decrypted or encrypted by the receiver/decoder circuit using the key associated with the hard drive in order to provide sector-level protection.

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