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Application Data and Software IP Theft Prevention Patent-pending SiKey ties application data and software IP to a specific SiliconDrive Secure to prevent unauthorized duplication. Unlike consumer applications where security needs to be implemented in the removable device because the data must be available on multiple host platforms, security for Enterprise System OEM storage is tied to the host system which verifies the drive and creates unique encryption keys to prevent theft. If the storage device is removed from the original system, the data is rendered unreadable. Tying security to the host system is especially useful to companies that routinely ship software IP upgrades that could be vulnerable to theft and to prevent security breaches such as the theft of flash cards containing sensitive military information data from a U.S. military base in Afghanistan. Example: A voicemail system provider sells software upgrades to either increase the number of users, or provide some type of system level improvement. The upgrade is shipped on SiliconDrive Secure as a "kit." The voicemail system provider wants to ensure that the software is tied only to that specific SiliconDrive Secure so that even if the software is copied onto another device, it will not work properly in the host system.
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