Abstract: The invention relates to methods for recording data on an information medium such as, for example a CD or DVD, and can be used for protecting data against non-authorised coping, identifying data storage media and for data validation. The inventive method consists in forming a data file in the form of a first data sector sequence, the sector addresses of the sequence being embodied in the form of a sequence of natural numbers, recording the first sequence of the formed sectors with respective addresses on a spiral track. In addition, during the formation of the first sector sequence, at least one second data sector sequence whose sector addresses at least partially coincide with the sector addresses of the first sequence is formed, the number of coinciding addresses is equal to C and is not less than the number of data sectors recorded on two adjacent turns of the spiral track in an area which corresponds to the addresses of the sectors. Key data is registered in sectors having the coinciding addresses.