From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Jun 24 13:57:25 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EDDF91579F for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:57:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brandon.wandersee@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ie0-f172.google.com (mail-ie0-f172.google.com [209.85.223.172]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E70AC1F75 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:57:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brandon.wandersee@gmail.com) Received: by iebmu5 with SMTP id mu5so33558633ieb.1 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:57:23 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=references:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type; bh=3ZuNsQ/ifUk8KGJdEx93iZTWCNjUftg7mabxE7hLn2U=; b=iYW+F6+imow394j7IBQGlJb/PsPtnTF52QAU/9y+zXYsIrqqRnQcFmAUjupWBdqocN xfJQe8k1kQEh7RforEFnSoMVVJBucOZiAN6GQl0yBiOLgTFbUXj6+0cwdtwXXCEtUtNx i/CNSdRueY9AXKTa6wzUtTpleXrCvdpKdfkUKvdN06rRzGR/3KKT0Qeyb8qwey+P771b WH7sOuooU9wDzF3XiCgC4iOPIvPXk0s2SmyHB+rwpXaGqBzZcxXP3PYtPw334IeCax5d inIFfIMuS86eWOihW2lTnd68r3T0WzXj6+rItfhb5bM1mVC/Vr9R7XA1LrOo8AhvXx3U gPUw== X-Received: by 10.43.178.195 with SMTP id ox3mr38704007icc.10.1435154243587; Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:57:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from WorkBox.Home.gmail.com (75-168-190-75.mpls.qwest.net. [75.168.190.75]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id p196sm17335310iop.15.2015.06.24.06.57.21 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:57:22 -0700 (PDT) References: <5589E2F9.3070604@gmail.com> From: Brandon J. Wandersee To: FreeBSD Users Subject: Re: hard drive problem In-reply-to: <5589E2F9.3070604@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:57:20 -0500 Message-ID: <861th1tdj3.fsf@WorkBox.Home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:57:25 -0000 jd1008 writes: > does anyone have a way to unlock the master pword in > a recent WD 2TB 2.5" drive? "Master pword?" Is this a firmware-level encrypted drive? If so, no. A "reset" feature would defeat the purpose of having encryption in the first place. If the drive is self-encrypting you don't know the password, the drive's a brick. -- ================================================================= :: Brandon Wandersee :: :: brandon.wandersee@gmail.com :: ================================================================== 'A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.' - Douglas Adams ==================================================================