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NON-VOLATILE MEMORY TO STORE RESETTABLE DATA

  • US 20160077979A1
  • Filed: 04/29/2013
  • Published: 03/17/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a non-volatile memory (NVM) to store data and a first password, wherein the first password is to protect the data;

    a controller to selectively enable interaction with the data based on authenticating the first password against a second password; and

    a temporary region to store the second password;

    wherein the second password is discarded in response to a status change of the apparatus; and

    wherein the data, the first password, and the second password are resettable by the controller in response to a reset request to bypass the first password, such that the apparatus is restorable to an unused state without authenticating the first password.

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