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:
Assuming the vendor firmware has no backdoor or flaw allowing to bypass the user-defined password.