Method for protecting a memory card, and a memory card

摘要

The invention relates to a memory card (2) which is arranged to be inserted in a memory card slot (4) of an electronic device (1), information being arranged to be stored in the memory (5) of the memory card (2). The information to be stored is at least partly arranged to be encrypted by means of a password, wherein this encrypted information is arranged to be stored in this encrypted format in the memory (5) of the memory card (2). The information to be read from the memory (5) of the memory card (2) is arranged to be retrieved at least partly in encrypted format from the memory (5) of the memory card (2), wherein the information to be retrieved is arranged to be decrypted by means of the password. The invention also relates to an electronic device (1) in which at least one memory card (2) is used for storing at least some information. This electronic device (1) is arranged at least partly to encrypt the information to be stored by means of a password and to store this encrypted information in this encrypted format into the memory (5) of the memory card (2). The electronic device (1) is arranged to retrieve the information to be read from the memory (5) of the memory card (2) at least partly in encrypted format and to decrypt the retrieved information by means of the password. The invention also relates to a method for protecting a memory card (2), in which method information is stored on the memory card (2) inserted in the memory card slot (4) of an electronic device (1).