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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sompong Paul Olarig, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Wentao Wu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jason Martineau, Milpitas, CA (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
According to some example embodiments, a method for providing security to a storage device includes receiving, by the storage device, a public key via a network; sending, by the storage device, the received public key and a proposed configuration corresponding to the storage device to a security manager that resides in a control plane of the network; determining, by the security manager, whether the public key received from the storage device matches a private key available to the security manager; downloading, by the security manager, the proposed configuration to the storage device; determining, by the security manager, if the proposed configuration is successfully downloaded to the storage device; operating the storage device according to the downloaded configuration; and granting, by the security manager, a request to lease the storage device operating in the downloaded configuration for a time interval.