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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Seungjae Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Mingon Shin, Uiwang-si, KR;
Jisoo Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hwasoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Myeongjong Ju, Seongnam-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A memory controller and a storage device including the same are disclosed. A memory controller for controlling a nonvolatile memory includes: a security access control module configured to convert biometric authentication data received from a biometric module into security configuration data having a data format according to a security standard protocol and perform, based on the security configuration data, at least one of authority registration and authority authentication of a user authority set for an access control of a secure area of the nonvolatile memory, encrypted user data being stored in the secure area; and a data processing unit configured to, based on an access to the secure area being permitted, encrypt user data received from a host device or decrypt the encrypted user data read from the secure area.