PORTABLE SMART CARD SECURED MEMORY SYSTEM FOR PORTING USER PROFILES AND DOCUMENTS

摘要

A portable profile carrier (54) stores and securely transports a user's profile and data files from one computer (52) to the next. The profile carrier (54) is a two-component system comprising a smart card (72) and a memory device (70). The smart card (72) protects access to the memory device (70) and authenticates a user via a passcode challenge. The composite profile carrier (54) enables access to the user profile on the memory device (70) when the smart card (72) is present and the user is authenticated, and disables access when the smart card (72) is absent or the user is not authenticated.