Well for one thing, any software based FDE is extremely slow, doubles the file access times, and is a serious drain on the laptop battery. See the URL below for a software based FDE benchmark/analysis: http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/index.php?action=viewtopic&id=250
What if the encryption key for the Seagate's HDD can be managed using TPM, i.e. wrapped, bound and stored on the TPM. The user will just have to authenticate to the TPM, using a Token or a static password, then the FDE encryption key will be available to the HDD.... Will this solve the problem? saqib http://www.full-disk-encryption.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]