Hello,
The Samsung PM810 seems to be the only SSD that passed FIPS 140-2, if
I am reading
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140sp/140sp1658.pdf
correctly.
I would also suggest checking offerings from Crucial, MicroSemi, TCS and WDC:
http://www.micron.com/~/media/Documents/Products/Product%20Flyer/c400_SED_ssd_product_brief.pdf
http://www.whiteedc.com/trrust-stor.html
http://www.telecomsys.com/products/Space-and-Component-Technology/solid-state-drives/solid-state-drives_overview.aspx
http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/SpecSheet/ENG/2879-771419.pdf
to see if they might meet your needs, storage-wise, as well as SSDs which
support the TCP/Opal specification (Intel 320, Kingston V+200, etc.).
As far as ThinkPad's go, I found this web page listing which models
of ThinkPad
are compatible with Lenovo's 256GB OPAL-capable SSD:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&DocID=PD023763
I would imagine a call to a Lenovo federal sales rep (or whatever
they call that
division) should provide a more up-to-date answer.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
At 06:02 AM 12/2/2012, you wrote:
Message: 8
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 13:19:07 +0000
From: Stuart Biggar <[email protected]>
Subject: [Thinkpad] W or T series with self-encrypting drive meeting
FIPS 140-2, etc?
To: Thinkpad Mailing List <[email protected]>
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I'm wondering if anyone on the list has any experience with getting
a recent i7 CPU
notebook, hopefully with a SSD that meets the NIST criteria for FIPS 140-2 and
a BIOS and/or UEFI and TPM that supports some of the features like
crypto erase, etc?
I'd like to purchase a new notebook and I have to deal with export
control rules
and so on and I travel overseas. So I'd like for the drive to be
transparently
encrypted without the OS being involved, etc. Any suggestions?
I'm currently using an old T-series for data collection but storing
all data on a
hardware encrypted Imation Defender USB stick. I'd like to be able to
use the notebook itself but I need FIPS 140-2 level 2 or better (the Imation
is Level 3) according to the legal beagles ?
It is difficult to find out if BitLocker in 7 Enterprise is OK but
I'm pretty sure a self-
encrypting drive would be. The only SSD I can find on the NIST list
of FIPS approved
devices is the Samsung PM810 series which appears to have been
replaced by the 830
and 840 which are listed as self encrypting using AES 256 and so on
but I don't see an
approval from NIST.
I guess a self-encrypting rotating hard disk would be OK but SSDs
are nice from a
power and speed perspective. Or do I just use an enterprise quality
SATA 2.5" SED?
Thanks,
Stuart
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