Micron Technology, Inc.
MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION ENABLED MEMORY SUB-SYSTEM

Abstract:

A request is received from a host system to initiate an authentication session. Challenge data is generated based on the request and provided to the host system in response to the request. Authentication data is received from the host system. The authentication data comprises a digital signature and enablement data. The digital signature is generated by cryptographically signing the enablement data using a private key, and the enablement data comprises at least the challenge data. The digital signature is validated based on the challenge data and using a public key corresponding to the private key. Access to at least a portion of the data stored in a memory component is provided based at least in part on validating the digital signature.