Storage module, host, and method for securing data with application information

1. A memory device comprising:

a memory; and

a controller in communication with the memory, wherein the controller is configured to:

obtain data and information about an application that generated the data;

tag the data with the information;

store the data tagged with the information in the memory; and

allow the data to be read from the memory only if information about an application attempting to read the data matches the information that the data was tagged with;

wherein the application that generated the data runs on a host in communication with the memory device, wherein the host comprises a security application that queries the application for the information and provides the information to the memory device, and wherein the security application is provided to the host by the memory device.

2. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to encrypt the data before storing the data in the memory.

3. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to store the data in a secure area of the memory.

4. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to store the data in a non-secure area of the memory.

5. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the information about the application that generated the data is stored as part of the data.

6. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the security application queries the application for the information in response to a request from the controller.

7. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the memory is a three-dimensional memory.

8. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the memory device is removably connected to the host.

9. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the memory device is embedded in the host.

10. A method for securing data, the method comprising:

performing the following in a memory device comprising a memory:

obtaining data and an application identifier of an application that generated the data;

tagging the data with the application identifier; and

storing the data tagged with the application identifier in the memory;

wherein the stored data can be read from the memory only if an application attempting to read the data has an application identifier that matches the application identifier that the data was tagged with;

wherein the application that generated the data is running on a host in communication with the memory device, wherein the host comprises a security application that queries the application for the application identifier and provides the application identifier to the memory device, and wherein the security application is provided to the host by the memory device.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

receiving encryption parameters; and

encrypting the data tagged with the application identifier according to the encryption parameters before storing the data in the memory.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the data is stored in a secure area of the memory.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the data is stored in a non-secure area of the memory.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein tagging the data with the application identifier comprises storing the application identifier in a header of the data.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising tagging the data with at least one additional identifier that also needs to be matched before the stored data can be read from the memory.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one additional identifier comprises an identification of a source of the application.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the security application queries the application for the application identifier in response to a request from the memory device.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the memory is a three-dimensional memory.

19. The method of claim 10 , wherein the memory device is removably connected to the host.

20. The method of claim 10 , wherein the memory device is embedded in the host.

21. A host device comprising:

a memory configured to store a user application and a security application; and

a controller in communication with the memory and configured to execute the user application and the security application

wherein the user application, when executed by the controller, is configured to generate data; and send the data to a memory device in communication with the host device for storage;

wherein the security application, when executed by the controller, is configured to: receive an application identifier of the user application; and send the application identifier to the memory device to associate the application identifier with the data from the user application; wherein the security application is provided to the host device by the memory device; and wherein the stored data can be read from the memory device only if an application attempting to read the data has an application identifier that matches the application identifier associated with the data.

22. The host device of claim 21 , wherein the security application is further configured to provide the memory device with encryption parameters to be used by the memory device to encrypt the data before storing the data.

23. The host device of claim 21 , wherein the security application is further configured to: receive at least one additional identifier of the user application and provide the at least one additional identifier to the memory device.

24. The host device of claim 23 , wherein the at least one additional identifier comprises an identification of a source of the user application. application and provide the at least one additional identifier to the memory device.

25. The host device of claim 21 , wherein the security application is further to query the user application for the application identifier in response to a request from the memory device.

26. The host device of claim 21 wherein the memory device comprises a three-dimensional memory.

27. The host device of claim 21 , wherein the memory device is removably connected to the host device.

28. The host device of claim 21 , wherein the memory device is embedded in the host device.