Can the actual encryption process be removed? Not the Authentication Key (AK) but the actual process embedded in the disk. Per my understanding it cannot be removed but I am confused with this post https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Introduction-to-Self-Encrypting-Drives-SED-557/#disable that states Disable the current SED encryption. So can encryption actually be removed?
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It seems that encryption on your disk can be disactivated.
I base this on the post How to enable Hardware Encryption on Crucial MX500 SSD?
An answer on the post says to use Crucial's Storage Executive tool and from it send the PSID reset command. This will permanently disable encryption while erasing the disk. (I take no responsibility for what else might happen.)
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