ADMINISTRATION OF SECURE DEVICES Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC G06F21/44 

FIELD: physics, computer engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to means of unlocking and providing access to a device. The method includes receiving a request to unlock an encrypted device connected to a system, wherein the request is received by a secure partition of the system via a secure link established between a trusted remote console and the secure partition, and the secure partition is insulated from the primary operating system in the system; receiving a marker from the trusted remote console through the secure partition; using, through the secure partition, said marker to turn the encryption key of the device stored in a secure storage region, wherein the encryption key of the device is used to encrypt units of the encrypted device, and the secure storage region is concealed from the primary operating system; unlocking, through the secure partition, the encrypted device using the encryption key of the device in response to the request and without involving the primary operating system.

EFFECT: improved security of the device.

21 cl, 9 dwg