System Requirements; About Momentus 7200 Fde.2 Sata Disc Drives - Seagate ST9500421AS Product Manual

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System requirements

The following hardware and software is required to use these drives.
Host system requirements:
• Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (or later) when utilizing the Windows DriveTrust API.
• System/BIOS that supports ATA Security commands.
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About Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA disc drives

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Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA drives contain DriveTrust technology providing Full Disc Encryption (FDE)
using proven Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) data encryption and decryption.
You can elect to use Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA drives in one of two different security modes:
1. The ATA Security mode
To operate in ATA Security mode, you only need a host system and operating system that supports the
existing ATA Security Command Set. The drive is shipped to operating in this mode, ready to use.
2. The DriveTrust Security mode
To enable a robust enterprise-level security and management policy, you may elect to operate in
DriveTrust Security mode. To do so, you will need to use a third-party security application to manage the
DriveTrust features. Please contact your system or software provider for more details.
Refer to the table below to determine which mode is best for your particular solution.
Table 1: Security feature matrix
Feature
Password required to unlock
Full Disk Encryption
At speed encryption
Passwords stored securely
Quick erase
Preboot authentication
Master/User passwords
FDE drive feature list
• Automatically encrypts (and decrypts) all data on the drive
• Operations are performed with no measurable performance loss
• All user data is encrypted on write operations and decrypted on read operations
FDE benefits
• Drive-level protection of data
• Drives that are stolen, taken out of service, or re-purposed remain fully protected
• Near instantaneous disposal and re-purposing of the drive (ensures that data from previous user is not
accessible by the new drive owner)
• Able to be deployed within a trusted computing environment
2
Non-FDE drive
without ATA Security Non-FDE drive with
enabled ATA Security enabled
No Yes
No No
No No
No Yes
No No
No No
No No
ATA Security mode
FDE drive with ATA
Security enabled
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
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DriveTrust mode
FDE drive operating in
DriveTrust mode via
third-party software
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes