A storage device includes at least one non-volatile memory device, a memory controller encrypting data using key information, storing the encrypted data in the at least one non-volatile memory device, or reading the encrypted data from the at least one non-volatile memory device, decrypting the read encrypted data using the key information and outputting the decrypted data to an external device, and a security chip connected to the memory controller, and storing the key information, and including an identification module for use in a data disposal operation.