Method and system for protecting a hard disk

A method and system for preventing a denial of service attack on a computer system is disclosed. The method of the present invention includes setting a size of a hard disk within the computer system to a full capacity if the hard disk does not contain a host protected area, and locking the size such...

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Main Authors GOODMAN STEVEN D, SPRINGFIELD RANDALL S, FREEMAN JOSEPH W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.06.2005
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method and system for preventing a denial of service attack on a computer system is disclosed. The method of the present invention includes setting a size of a hard disk within the computer system to a full capacity if the hard disk does not contain a host protected area, and locking the size such that the hard disk is protected from an attempt to reset the size of the hard disk resulting in a denial of service.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030745152