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Nolonemo · #1 Post by **Nolonemo** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:59 pm

"The new technology is embedded directly in the hard drive -- the computer's storehouse of data. It requires users to have a key, or password, before being able to access the disk drive or boot up the machine. Without the password, the hard drive would be useless, Seagate officials said."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/03/1 ... index.html

#2 Post by **rkawakami** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:13 pm

I can't seem to bring up the CNN article (the page won't load) but if they are referring to the ATA Security specification in implementing hard drive passwords, then that is the same thing as in the T23 and is old news.

If it's a different method (more likely since it's in today's news), then they must have come up with a new system for insuring data security on the hard drive. Could be encryption or possibly some sort of boot program. If it relies on extra (external) hardware, then it's probably something you couldn't retrofit into your (or my) T23.

edit: Ah, there it is... (seems like the company LAN was having some "issues"). Okay, so it's "built-in encryption technology". I guess this means that the data is being encrypted before being stored on the platters. This, it would seem, prevents removing the platters and reading them with another controller. Therefore, you couldn't take this type of drive to any one of the "data recovery" labs that do exactly that as one of the ways they restore your lost data. If there is no way to read the decoding key out of the drive/controller electronics, then this would seem to be a very secure system.

Stargate199 · #3 Post by **Stargate199** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:36 pm

rkawakami wrote: Okay, so it's "built-in encryption technology". I guess this means that the data is being encrypted before being stored on the platters. This, it would seem, prevents removing the platters and reading them with another controller. Therefore, you couldn't take this type of drive to any one of the "data recovery" labs that do exactly that as one of the ways they restore your lost data. If there is no way to read the decoding key out of the drive/controller electronics, then this would seem to be a very secure system.

At least that is what they claim. If such a thing would actually work is a different question. I'm not quite sure if I could be comfortable with that type of encryption. If something happens to the hard drive, thats it, all data lost. I'm not even sure you could clone such a drive, but I could be wrong.

Edit: I typed cone when I meant clone, but it made for a good joke or two

#4 Post by **GomJabbar** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:36 pm

Upon opening, this hard drive will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim.

DavidNY · #5 Post by **DavidNY** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:35 pm

Stargate199 wrote:I'm not even sure you could cone such a drive, but I could be wrong.

It cannot be coned...

Moderator edit: LOL! Edited OP title to include *PIC*

dsvochak · #6 Post by **dsvochak** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:52 pm

The story makes it sound as though it's "automatic" as opposed to the user deciding whether to use a password or other encryption. Something like the cars that wouldn't start until you buckled the seat belt.

May be a good idea for some people.

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