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Abstract

A hard disk apparatus includes a host interface connected to a terminal host, a control module connected to the host interface, and a biometrics sensor and a hard disk both connected to the control module. The firmware of the control module communicates with the terminal host by handshakes and enables the terminal host to automatically download a biometrics AP and biometrics template data in the hard disk. Then, the control module receives a sensing instruction to control the biometrics sensor to read to-be-recognized biometrics data of a to-be-recognized user and to transfer the to-be-recognized biometrics data to the terminal host. Then, the control module receives a verification result outputted by the terminal host and enables a security block to be accessed by the terminal host when the verification result is successful, or otherwise disables the security block from being accessed by the terminal host. An external hard disk enclosure containing the biometrics sensor is also disclosed.

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