摘要 |
An external memory access device and a method of accessing an external memory are provided. The external memory access device includes an internal memory unit for storing authentication information of at least one external memory and a control unit for extracting the authentication information from the internal memory unit, transmitting the authentication information to an installed external memory, and controlling to display accessibility of the external memory according to the result of a comparison between the stored authentication information and the authentication information of the external memory. Accordingly, a data security function is provided by setting a password to an external memory and enabling an access to the external memory in an authenticated terminal, and convenient access to the external memory is provided by managing a password and an automatic password decrypting function of the corresponding external memory in the terminal without requiring repeated input of the password.
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