[ltp] Hard disk password & linux

[Martin Eslon]

If i understand You right - the data on the hdd is NOT encrypted but there=
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is no sane way to get to it without password? i must do some RTFM'ing on=20
the net this weekend....

At 23:10 18.05.2005, you wrote:
>On Wednesday 18 May 2005 12:32, Martin Eslon wrote:
> > so if the psw is in the
> > board that's on the back of the hdd it's quite easy to bypass the psw
> > with screwdriver and a second hdd (or just a board).
>
>The ATA password is not stored at the harddisk at all, but a checksum is
>stored. But part of the software used to operate a harddisk is on the
>plattern itself, so changing the platterns into a different harddisk
>case is not an option because the new case will still not ignore that a
>password was used on the old disk.
>
>To summarize:
>- the ATA password checksum is stored on the harddisk and their
>platterns
>- the ATA password is not stored in the TP at all
>- a protected disk will not work in a different computer
>- even changing the platterns into a different harddisk case will not
>work
>
>Regards,
>Matthias
>
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