Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Daniel Thero

Lea Kobeli

Kenneth Douglas Wood

Matthew Peterson

Arthur G Sandoval

Matthew Dennis Haines

Kathy Louise Miner

Andrew Leonard Zee

Fred Charles Thomas

Philip Michael Walker

William Girard McCollom

Gregory J Lipinski

Anthony J Hernandez

A system is provided, the system having at least one client computer and a server computer coupled to the at least one client computer via a network. The system also has a printer coupled to the server computer and shared by the at least one client computer. The printer is perceived by each client computer to be a local printer.

Methods and systems for sharing a printer

In one embodiment an encryption based storage lock comprises at least one storage media, at least one processor, at least one drive controller, and logic to; store at least a first encryption key in a persistent memory location, establish a logical association between the first encryption key and a first drive, receive a write operation in a drive controller, wherein the write operation is associated with the first drive in the network attached storage device, encrypt data associated with the write operation using the first encryption key, and store the encrypted data in the first drive in the network attached storage device.

Encryption based storage lock

Computer having a door

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Fort Collins, CO, United States of America

Daniel Thero