Seagate ST1200MM0017 ユーザーズマニュアル

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The drive has a 32-byte hardware RNG that it is uses to derive encryption keys or, if requested to do so, to provide random 
numbers to the host for system use, including using these numbers as Authentication Keys (passwords) for the drive’s 
Admin and Locking SPs.

In addition to changing the passwords, as described in Section 8.2.3, the owner should also set the data access controls for 
the individual bands. 

The variable "LockOnReset" should be set to "PowerCycle" to ensure that the data bands will be locked if power is lost. In 
addition "ReadLockEnabled" and "WriteLockEnabled" must be set to true in the locking table in order for the bands 
"LockOnReset" setting of "PowerCycle" to actually lock access to the band when a "PowerCycle" event occurs. This 
scenario occurs if the drive is removed from its cabinet. The drive will not honor any data read or write requests until the 
bands have been unlocked. This prevents the user data from being accessed without the appropriate credentials when the 
drive has been removed from its cabinet and installed in another system.

When the drive is shipped from the factory, the firmware download port is unlocked.

When shipped from the factory, the drive is configured with a single data band called Band 0 (also known as the Global Data 
Band) which comprises LBA 0 through LBA max. The host may allocate Band1 by specifying a start LBA and an LBA range. 
The real estate for this band is taken from the Global Band. An additional 14 Data Bands may be defined in a similar way 
(Band2 through Band15) but before these bands can be allocated LBA space, they must first be individually enabled using 
the EraseMaster password.

Data bands cannot overlap but they can be sequential with one band ending at LBA (x) and the next beginning at LBA (x+1).

Each data band has its own drive-generated encryption key and its own user-supplied password. The host may change the 
Encryption Key (see Section 8.6) or the password when required. The bands should be aligned to 4K LBA boundaries.

A significant feature of SEDs is the ability to perform a cryptographic erase. This involves the host telling the drive to change 
the data encryption key for a particular band. Once changed, the data is no longer recoverable since it was written with one 
key and will be read using a different key. Since the drive overwrites the old key with the new one, and keeps no history of 
key changes, the user data can never be recovered. This is tantamount to an instantaneous data erase and is very useful if 
the drive is to be scrapped or redispositioned.