Storage device and a storage system including the same

Abstract

A storage device including: a bridge board to receive a first command; an authenticator to receive user information; and a memory device to receive the first command from the bridge board, the memory device includes a memory controller which determines a status of the memory device, provides status information including the determined status of the memory device to the bridge board, determines the status of the memory device as an unlocked status or a locked status, the bridge board includes a transceiver which communicates with the host through an interface, a register which stores interface information, and a bridge board controller which generates a first response to the first command in a format corresponding to the interface using the interface information, and provides the first response to a host, the first response includes a status bit which inhibits or allows a write operation with respect to the memory device.