Would it not be possible to certify an encryption module that fits between the hard drive and the host computer? This would allow you to use off-the-shelf drives while maintaining certification...
On Apr 29, 2008, at 8:40 PM, Ali, Saqib wrote: > This is precisly the issue with obtaining FIPS certification for > hard drives. > > Hard Drive design and development moves at a extremely rapid pace. > Time to market and innovation is key in the disk drive business. > Manufacturers like Hitachi, Fujitsu and Seagate have to release newer > hardware every month to keep ahead of the competition. Whereas > obtaining FIPs certification is a slow and time consuming process. By > the time these manufacturers obtain FIPS for a certain hardware, that > hardware is already few generations old. > _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list [email protected] http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde
