Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seong Chan Jo

Myeong Jong Lee

Seok Gi Hong

Sung Ho Yoon

A storage device and an operating method are provided. The storage device includes a non-volatile memory comprising a first area configured to store a plurality of normal firmware images and a second area configured to store a plurality of trusted firmware images, a firmware table configured to store information about the plurality of normal firmware images and the plurality of trusted firmware images, and a storage controller configured to control the non-volatile memory, perform a self-test for the storage device and write at least one of the plurality of trusted firmware images over a boot image based on a result of the self-test. The firmware table is configured to store a first hash value calculated before encryption of the plurality of trusted firmware images, and a second hash value calculated after encryption of the plurality of trusted firmware images.

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Dangjin-si, South Korea

Seong Chan Jo