As pointed out, the Security ID is printed on the black armor itself, so it will be hard to lose it. However, if it is somehow damaged/unreadable (btw there is also a print of a barcode for the Security ID, so it really needs to be damaged!), what then? Well, I think you're stuck. You may need to call Seagate for assitance at that point. But to emphasize, your data is gone not because the Security ID was lost, but because the password was forgotten.
This discussion leads to an interesting implementation, perhaps not originally intended, but nonetheless, available if one chooses... If a user or an institution want to reduce the "steal value" of the Black Armor, one can choose to scrap off the Security ID. And without it, one can not reuse the Black Armor. Scott On Wed, 12 Nov 2008, Dave Jevans wrote: > It's printed on the outside of the drive case. > > > At 10:15 PM +0200 11/12/08, Razi Shaban wrote: >> > That second part--that the device can be re-used if the p/w isn't known--is >>> true if they still have the default security ID, right? If they lose it, >>> they're screwed, correct? >>> >> >>>>> have to enter in a 25 character "Security ID" which looks like a >>>>> software license key, and is printed on the back of the drive's case. >> >> I'm not sure if this means case as in the HDD itself or the box it >> comes in, but if it's the first it would be very difficult to lose. If >> it's the second, that's another story. >> >> -- >> Razi Shaban >> _______________________________________________ >> FDE mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde > > _______________________________________________ > FDE mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde > _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list [email protected] http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde
