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: > > Assuming the vendor firmware has no backdoor or flaw allowing to bypass > the user-defined password.
Ditto for the drive's own firmware. ;-) A.
