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Questions tagged [ata-security]

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hdparm error: SG_IO: bad/missing sense data

I'm trying hdparm in Kali Live to add a ATA password to my Micron M600 Self-encrypted SSD, I use: hdparm --security-set-pass PASSWORD sda But I get: sda: Issuing SECURITY_SET_PASS command, password="PASSWORD", user=user, mode=high SG_IO:…
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How to unlock an ATA password-locked HDD with an upper-case password if the BIOS accepts only lower-case?

I accidentally locked an HDD with an ATA password, trying to issue a secure erase command. It was on Linux, I entered this command : hdparm --security-erase PWD /dev/sda So the password is PWD (no need to keep it secret as it doesn't protect…
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SSD AES-256 hardware encryption - how to configure?

Recently, I bought Plextor M5 Pro with hardware full-disk AES-256 encryption. Installed it in my laptop, where I have no HDD BIOS password set. From what I read around it seems that the encryption is invisible for the OS and the HDD BIOS password is…
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How to use ATA security on a hard disk in practice?

My SSD HD supports ATA Security. Does Macbook EFI and linux support it? I know hdparm does. Who will do the unlock at each bootup? Can I still set a password without erasing the disk? Update: removed "SED full hard disk encryption" from the title…
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Is it possible to bypass ATA password?

I am using TrueCrypt but I want to buy SSD with SED, it's Samsung 840 Evo. After firmware upgrade it "supports advanced data security features(TCG/Opal and IEEE 1667)". If I set ATA password, would it make my SSD secure enough? I am not talking…
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How can I encrypt an Intel SSD?

I have an Intel 520 SSD and I'd like to encrypt it. How do I do this? It's already formatted and has my programs already installed. I saw that there are programs like TrueCrypt that do that but I also know that my drive should do it out-of-the-box;…
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Can I reuse a SSD if I forgot the ATA password?

I want to use the hardware encryption of my Samsung Evo 850 SSD. I understood that I will have to set an ATA password in the BIOS. What happens if I forget the password (apart from the data loss)? Is the drive permanently bricked or can I still…
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