公开(公告)号：US20190303603A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US15944456

申请日：2018-04-03

Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

Inventor： Timothy John COURTNEY ,  Saheb BISWAS ,  Kevin Gautam STERNBERG ,  Muhammad Mohsin AWAN ,  David Michael SEESDORF

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/14 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04L9/06

Abstract: Systems and methods for location-based security of storage drives are described. In one embodiment, the systems may include a storage drive and a hardware controller. In some embodiments, the hardware controller may be configured to determine a location of the storage drive; identify a current mode of the storage drive, the storage drive including at least a secure mode and a non-secure mode; block activation of the secure mode upon determining that the storage drive is located in one of one or more non-permitted areas or not located in one of one or more permitted areas; and put the storage drive in the non-secure mode upon determining the storage drive is located in one of the one or more non-permitted areas while in the secure mode.