On 2011-05-13 19:36, quietthought wrote:
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> Yah I forgot to mention I will be using it on non-Lniux windows systems
> as well. I just dont want anyone to be able to hook up my external
> drive to their pc and then start fooling with my data or whatever.
There is encryption, but the native method is not multiplatform, AFAIK.
It might also be possible to use the ATA hardware password, but I have
never known of anybody using it in Linux. Also, the chipset of the external
box might not support it.
See mand hdparm to learn what it is known.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)