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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 09, 2011
Bo-gyeong Kang, Seoul, KR;
Jung-wan Ko, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung-hee Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Byung-rae Lee, Seoul, KR;
Bo-Gyeong Kang, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Wan Ko, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung-Hee Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Byung-Rae Lee, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for authentication, by a host device, of a storage device having a plurality of unit storage areas comprises acquiring information on the distribution of locations of defect referenceive areas to be used for uniquely identifying the storage device, sampling the unit storage areas of the storage device, identifying the distribution of locations of physically defective areas among the sampled areas, determining the similarity between the acquired distribution of locations and the identified distribution of location, and authenticating the storage device according to the result of the determination.