SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMMAND AUTHORIZATION
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1. A device comprising:
- a memory; and
a controller coupled to the memory, wherein, while the controller is in a first mode, the controller is configured to receive, via a first command, an indication to authorize execution of a second command that is classified by data available to the controller as an unauthorized command, and the controller is further configured to, in response to the indication, modify the data to authorize execution of the second command, while the controller is in the first mode.
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Abstract
A device includes a non-volatile memory and a controller coupled to the non-volatile memory. The device may be configured according to a mode in which execution of a particular command is unauthorized while the device is configured in the mode. While in the mode, the device may authorize execution of the command to occur during the mod.
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1. A device comprising:
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a memory; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein, while the controller is in a first mode, the controller is configured to receive, via a first command, an indication to authorize execution of a second command that is classified by data available to the controller as an unauthorized command, and the controller is further configured to, in response to the indication, modify the data to authorize execution of the second command, while the controller is in the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
in a data storage device that includes a memory and a controller, performing; while operating in a first mode, receiving a first command including an indication to authorize execution of a second command, wherein the second command is classified by data available to the controller as an unauthorized command in the first mode; and in response to the indication, modifying the data to authorize execution of the second command while the controller is in the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An access device comprising:
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a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the instructions to cause the processor to determine that a device is configured in a first mode and to send, to the device while the device is in the first mode, an indication that execution of an unauthorized command associated with the first mode is authorized while the device is in the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
in an access device coupled to a data storage device, performing; determining that the data storage device is configured in a first mode; and sending, to the data storage device while the data storage device is in the first mode, an indication that execution of an unauthorized command associated with the first mode is authorized while the data storage device is in the first mode. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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