![]() To get to the key you would have to dismantle the drive's electronics to expose the chip containing the key and then you *still* may not be able to read it without inputting a password. software encryption where the key is stored somewhere in system DRAM). ![]() Being an FDE drive, all data on the drive is always encrypted as it is written to the platters (at least that's the claim), using a unique key that is stored in the drive's electronics and never leaves the drive unit (this vs. So a while back, I bought a Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 drive (ST9320329) (FDE = Full Disk Encryption) with the intention of completely securing my data from even sophisticated attacks like DRAM freezing. Security theater: "security countermeasures intended to provide the feeling of improved security while doing little or nothing to actually improve security".
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