Drive makers are incorporating encryption in their drives. The idea is that without the key, the contents are lost but the drive can be reused by making a new key. This is bios/UEFI level stuff. Once unlocked, the drive is unlocked until powered off.<br>
<br>That said, to re-access the drive after a suspend or hibernation will require a OS specific unlocking UI. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Scott Castaline <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:skotchman@gmail.com" target="_blank">skotchman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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This may seem like a dumb question, but while looking over specs for<br>
various SSDs, I have come across a category of Data Encryption with<br>
256-bit AES-compliant, ATA Security Mode Features or similar. What do<br>
they mean by this? Is this built in encrypting so one does not need to<br>
use software encryption like LUKS?<br>
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Also while I'm here, are there any compatibility issues in Linux that<br>
I need to be aware of in deciding which SSD I should get? Any<br>
recommendations? I'm looking at the OCZ Vertex 2 SATA III 2.5"<br>
<a href="http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-vertex-4-sata-iii-2-5-ssd.html#specifications" target="_blank">http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-vertex-4-sata-iii-2-5-ssd.html#specifications</a>.<br>
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I'd be very appreciative of any feedback or guidance you guys give me.<br>
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