COUNTERFEIT-RESISTANT PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIA WITH EMBEDDED SECURITY DEVICE
A counterfeit-resistant portable storage medium is presented. The counterfeit-resistant portable storage medium comprises a non-volatile solid-state memory for storing data on the storage medium. The counterfeit-resistant portable storage medium also comprises a computer-readable read-only security device storing a security value uniquely identifying the storage medium. A method for delivering counterfeit-resistant data is also presented. The method comprises providing a portable storage medium storing computer-readable data, wherein the portable storage medium comprises a non-volatile memory storing the computer-readable data. The portable storage medium also comprises a computer-readable read-only security device storing a security value that uniquely identifies the portable storage medium.
1 . A counterfeit-resistant portable storage medium, comprising:
non-volatile solid-state memory for storing data on the storage medium; and
a computer-readable read-only security device storing a security value uniquely identifying the storage medium.
2 . The counterfeit-resistant portable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the security device is embedded in a circuit board of the portable storage medium.
3 . The counterfeit-resistant portable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the security device is an electronic component of the portable storage medium.
4 . The counterfeit-resistant portable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the security device is attached to the casing of the portable storage medium.
5 . The counterfeit-resistant portable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the security device is an optical security device to be read by an optical sensor.
6 . The counterfeit-resistant portable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the security device is a radio frequency device to be read by a receiver.
7 . A method for delivering counterfeit-resistant data, the method comprising:
providing a portable storage medium storing computer-readable data, the portable storage medium comprising:
a non-volatile memory storing the computer-readable data; and
a computer-readable read-only security device storing a security value that uniquely identifies the portable storage medium.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the portable storage medium comprises magnetic disk.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the security device is a hub on the magnetic disk to which a magnetic disk drive connects to rotate the magnetic disk media.
10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the portable storage medium is a solid-state storage medium.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the security device is embedded in a circuit board of the portable storage medium.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the security device is an electronic component of the portable storage medium.
13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the security device is attached to the casing of the portable storage medium.
14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the security device is an optical security device to be read by an optical sensor.
15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the security device is a radio frequency device to be read by a receiver.