Apparatus and method for providing data security in a computer system having removable memory

摘要

A computer system having a memory card for storing data that is capable of being removed and reinserted and also having the capability of safeguarding the data stored thereon. A passward is stored on the memory card. The memory card is set in a secure mode to prevent unauthorized access to the data stored on the memory card. Once the memory card is set in secure mode, it remains in secure mode, even when removed from the computer system and subsequently inserted back into that or another computer system. Access to the data is permitted when the memory card is set in secure mode only if a valid password is provided to the memory card.