| CPC H04L 63/083 (2013.01) [G06F 21/85 (2013.01); G07C 9/00571 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A method for providing cable security in a network of computing devices connected by one or more physical cables, the method comprising:
receiving a request to remove a cable among the one or more physical cables, where the request includes a first password and a second password, and wherein the cable connects a first port and a second port, wherein the first and second password form one complex password associated with the cable;
prior to receiving the request, establishing the complex password during an initial set up of the network, wherein the complex password is generated by a key generator;
determining, in response to the request, a first authenticity of the first password;
after determining the first authenticity of the first password
suspending a data flow through the cable;
virtually mapping, by a storage device configuration unit, the first port to a third port; and
transmitting the data flow from the third port to the second port;
determining an authenticity of the second password; and
after determining the authenticity of the second password, unlocking a physical lock connected to the cable thereby allowing the cable to be disconnected from one or more of the first port and the second port.
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