METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A STORAGE DEVICE, MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND HOST DEVICE

摘要

According to the present invention, a method for the authentication, by a host device, of a storage device having a plurality of unit storage areas comprises the following steps: acquiring information on the distribution of locations of reference defective 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 locations; and authenticating the storage device in accordance with the result of the determination.