A portable terminal, includes: a first hardware module to encrypt data using an encryption key; a communication module to receive the encryption key, wherein the communication module receives the encryption key if the portable terminal is in a secure mode. A method includes: entering a secure mode of the portable terminal; receiving an encryption key; forwarding the encryption key to a first hardware module, wherein the first hardware module encrypts data with the encryption key. An apparatus, includes: a booting unit to enter into a secure mode; a first hardware module to receive an encryption key to encrypt data; and a second hardware module to receive the encrypted data, and the second hardware module being disabled in the secure mode, wherein the first hardware module receives the encryption at a fixed location of the apparatus.