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Questions tagged [self-encrypting-drive]

Self-encrypting drive (SED) is a drive that enables automatic full disk encryption at hardware level.

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Is it better to use Bitlocker or the built-in-drive-encryption that my SSD offers?

My system: Intel Core i7-4790, which supports AES-NI ASUS Z97-PRO mobo Samsung 250GB EVO SSD (with built-in encryption option) 64-bit Windows 7 If I just want to encrypt my boot drive with AES256 or similar, what would be the difference / faster…
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How to enable hardware based encryption on Samsung 850 Pro

I have a new Samsung 850 pro which touts hardware-based encryption. According to that page I should just go in my bios and set a hard-drive password (no problem right). The only relevant thread I found on the issue also says something along those…
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Samsung 960 EVO nvme encrypted so can't secure erase

I have a Samsung 960 EVO from 2016ish (I think) and a year or so ago I built a new computer. I bought a 2 TB SSD, so I wasn't too interested in my 512 GB. The drive was encrypted with BitLocker using the SSD encryption. Everything worked fine. Fast…
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Samsung SSD: Hardware encryption and speed

I'm concerned about speed changes of the Samsung MZ-M5E1T0BW 850-EVO when hardware encryption/decryption is enabled. I can't find any information in the data sheets. Do you guys know if there is a (significant) loss of read/write speed when the…
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Does Linux support self-Encrypted Disk API?

In this article it is shown how easy it is to bypass BIOS ATA passphrases, and it ends with that using the disks self-Encryption Disk (SED) API from within the OS would not give a performance hit. On Windows this API is called Microsoft eDrive. See…
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How to verify a self-encrypted drive (SED) is really encrypted?

I have a Dell Precision M3800 that is supposed to have a self-encrypted hard drive. I'm running Windows 10. In the Storage Management screen, the disk claims to be a 'LITEONIT LMT-256L9M-41 MSATA 256GB SED'. I've set a hard drive password in the…
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Enable bitlocker hardware encryption without reinstalling Windows 10 pro

Is it possible to enable Bitlocker hardware encryption (on a Samsung pro SSD) without having to re-install Windows 10 pro? A similar question was asked here but was too vague and closed.
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How to enable SSD encryption?

I just bought a Samsung EVO 840, which supports AES-256 encryption. Reading the very little documentation that I could find about SSD encryption, I found that I have to enter my BIOS, go to the security tab, select HDD encryption, and set a…
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Full disk encryption on Samsung 850 Pro, no UEFI

I've recently upgraded (clean install) to Windows 10 Enterprise. I installed an 850 Pro SSD at the same time. Knowing that this drive could support hardware encryption for Bitlocker, I naively assumed this would just work. I've since realised to my…
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How do I tell a SED to regenerate the encryption key?

I recently purchased a Crucial MX300 to use as a boot drive, and I want to take advantage of its self encrypting functionality. I've been reading up on SEDs and I understand they use a Data Encryption Key or DEK (sometimes called a Media Encryption…
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Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) and S3-suspend (sleep)

Since my laptop is aging, but I love its 4:3 screen, I don't like relying on external media (also no USB 3 ports), and SSDs are too small for my budget, but I want full encryption (previously truecrypt, but CPU doesn't support AES), I decided to go…
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Enabling Bitlocker Hardware Encryption with Windows 10 Pro & Samsung 980 Pro

I've spent countless hours trying to enable hardware encryption when turning on Bitlocker on my Windows 10 Pro operating system drive: A Samsung 980 Pro. I've read everything I can find on the internet on this topic. I'm hoping someone here can…
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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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Using software to enable SSD's self-encrypting functionality on older motherboads

I'm considering buying Crucial M500 SSD drive with SED (self-encrypting drive; ATA password, TCG Opal 2.0, eDrive compliant). I'd like to use its SED functionality, but even after reading a bunch of articles, I'm still puzzled about the exact…
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Is it possible to check if a BIOS supports password entry for a self-encrypting SSD/harddrive?

I'm considering purchasing a SSD that has built-in hardware encryption / self-encrypting drive that provides its own full drive encryption. What can I do to check that the BIOS on my machine will support it? Background research so far Research on…
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