Re: self-encrypting drives (SED)
Andrew McGlashan a écrit :
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> On 21/11/2015 8:17 PM, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
>> David Christensen a écrit :
>>> As I understand it, self-encrypting drives (SED) encrypt everything
>>> (including the boot partition). To use this feature, you need a
>>> computer with BIOS/ UEFI that supports it -- e.g. the BIOS will prompt
>>> you for the password during POST; if you don't enter the correct
>>> password, the drive remains locked and its contents are inaccessible;
>>> doing a secure erase will wipe the contents and then unlock the drive:
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>> Assuming the vendor firmware has no backdoor or flaw allowing to bypass
>> the user-defined password.
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> Ditto for the drive's own firmware. ;-)
That's what I was referring to as "vendor firmware". The disk vendor, or
course. What else ?
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