Re: self-encrypting drives (SED)
On 22/11/2015 8:01 PM, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> Andrew McGlashan a écrit :
>>
>> On 22/11/2015 6:11 AM, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
>>> Andrew McGlashan a écrit :
>>>>> Assuming the vendor firmware has no backdoor or flaw allowing to bypass
>>>>> the user-defined password.
>>>> Ditto for the drive's own firmware. ;-)
>>> That's what I was referring to as "vendor firmware". The disk vendor, or
>>> course. What else ?
>>
>> The BIOS / UEFI perhaps?
>
> How would a flaw in the motherboard BIOS/UEFI firmware allow to bypass
> the disk password ?
If it is able to snoop on your keyboard input.
A.
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