> Andrey V. Elsukov <bu7cher@yandex.ru> 2008-09-30:
>
>> Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
>>
>>> Can you provide me datasheet and technical reference material to what
>>> "ATA Security" is? Which ATA specification is this documented in? I'd
>>> like to read it.
>>>
>> I think you can found it in ATA-ATAPI-7 vol.1: "4.7 Security Mode feature
>> set".
>>
>
> Exactly. Even though the actual T13 standard must be purchased, you can
> find the documents and drafts of it online at various places by googling
> for appropriate keywords. For example:
>
>
http://hddguru.com/content/en/documentation/2006.01.27-ATA-ATAPI-7/
>
> The ATA command set, including the ATA Security commands, is in vol. 1.
>
> In 2005, there was a much-cited article in the German c't magazine about
> the security implications of ATA Security, which might be worth a read
> too. It is available online in English:
>
>
http://www.heise.de/ct/english/05/08/172
