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Date:      Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:52:30 -0600
From:      jd1008 <jd1008@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: hard drive problem
Message-ID:  <558AEE5E.2040906@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <861th1tdj3.fsf@WorkBox.Home>
References:  <5589E2F9.3070604@gmail.com> <861th1tdj3.fsf@WorkBox.Home>

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On 06/24/2015 07:57 AM, Brandon J. Wandersee wrote:
> 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.
>
It is not for encryption.
It is used only to allow running the built-in secure erase function.




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