Security Basics: Re: Hardware Encryption

["Anish Shaikh" <anishshaikh () gmail com>]

Your best bet should be to get PGP Whole Disk Encryption, though it is
Software based but there are no backdoors like in h/w products.


----- Original Message -----
From: <forensics () slickwillies net>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 12:15 AM
Subject: Hardware Encryption


> Does anyone know if any devices exist to encrypt entire hard disks and
allow the user to set the password for the encryption?  I have seen modules
that can be plugged into IDE hard drives (and USB external hard drive
enclosures) that allow for "transparent" hard drive encryption (all data
encrypted) but none of them allow the user to set the password(key).  They
all seem to come with a "preset" key from the manufacturer.  The key is a
token device that plugs into the enclosure/module.  I am looking for a
device that would allow the user to set the token himself.
> Thanks,
> WILLIE