CPC G06F 21/46 (2013.01) [G06F 12/1441 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/79 (2013.01); G06F 2212/2146 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of password protection of defined spaces in a memory device, the method comprising:
receiving a data block from a host device, the data block comprising at least (a) a user-defined current password, (b) a user-defined new password, (c) a password length of the user-defined current password, (d) a password length of the user-defined new password, and (e) a user-defined address range field including a start address and an end address of a defined space in the memory device;
matching the password length of the user-defined current password and a current password length of a current password for the defined space previously stored in the memory device;
comparing the user-defined current password and the current password of the defined space; and
resetting the current password of the defined space with the user-defined new password based on a result of the matching and a result of the comparing.
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