System and method for securing a portable processing module

Details System and method for securing a portable processing module System and method for securing a portable processing module

2007-12-11

2007-12-11

Lanier, Benjamin E. (Department: 2132)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Data processing protection using cryptography

By stored data protection

C713S002000, C726S026000, C726S027000, C726S028000, C726S034000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10641342

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for securing a removable module. Upon removal of the removable module from a computer system, the removable module is locked. The removable module may be locked by setting the removable operating system module to auto lock, by pressing a lock button on the removable module, or by setting a time delay, where the time delay determines the time after which the removable module locks after removing the removable module from the computer system. Upon reinsertion of the removable module, a user attempting to use the removable module is first authenticated. The user may be authenticated by the user entering a password and the system comparing the password to a list of authenticated passwords, by scanning the user's fingerprints using a fingerprints scanner or the user's retina using a retina scanner and comparing the image to a list of authenticated image signatures.

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