Self-encrypting drives: SED the best-kept secret in hard drive encryption security

JMH

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What is an SED?

An SED is a self-encrypting hard drive with a circuit built into the disk drive controller chip that encrypts all data to the magnetic media and decrypts all the data from the media automatically. All SEDs encrypt all the time from the factory onwards, performing like any other hard drive, with the encryption being completely transparent or invisible to the user.
Self-encrypting drives: SED the best-kept secret in hard drive encryption security
 

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