[Dailydave] Fwd: [FDE] Inside interview with Seagate on it's newFDE Drive

[Nicolas RUFF]

> "  We have hidden operation in the drive as well as hidden storage place that
> normally can't be accessed via ATA commands. So in a way we have a bit of a
> black box, in terms of a security device, that no one knows what is going on
> in there, and it is a perfect place to hide stuff.  "
> 
>   I give it ten minutes after the drives hit the streets before it gets
> cracked.

You can count on those guys:
http://www.acelab.ru/index.eng.html

They already have all the stuff required to remove ATA passwords on most
drives today. It's just a matter of hidden commands, like accessing
negative sectors.

Regards,
- Nicolas RUFF