Removable devices
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1. A removable device comprising:
- a secure partition; and
a public partition;
wherein the secure partition is not accessible by an operating system of a host; and
wherein the removable device is caused to be known as a non-removable device to the operating system of the host.
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Abstract
Methods and removable devices are provided. Some such removable devices may include a secure partition and a public partition. The secure partition is not accessible by an operating system of a host for some embodiments. The secure partition is configured to store information so that formatting/reformatting does not alter the stored information for other embodiments.
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1. A removable device comprising:
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a secure partition; and a public partition; wherein the secure partition is not accessible by an operating system of a host; and wherein the removable device is caused to be known as a non-removable device to the operating system of the host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A removable device comprising:
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a secure partition; a public partition; and a master boot record that is protected using vendor unique commands only once the removable device is partitioned to include the secure partition; wherein the secure partition is configured to store information so that formatting/reformatting does not alter the stored information. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 12)
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7. A removable device comprising:
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a secure partition; a public partition; and a master boot record that is read-only once the device is partitioned; wherein the secure partition is configured to store information so that formatting/reformatting does not alter the stored information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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13. A method of creating a partition in a removable device, comprising:
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authenticating a user; receiving a size to be allocated to the partition; programming a master boot record with information regarding the partition; prompting the user for an input indicative of whether the partition is a secure partition; creating a secure partition having the size allocated thereto if the input indicates that the partition is to be a secure partition; and protecting the master boot record using only vendor unique commands if the partition is a secure partition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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