Hardware encryption is essential to protect important data on your computer. Self-encrypting programs allow users to encrypt their data quickly, but have negative effects on the performance of the operating system as a result.
An alternative to these programs is a Self-Encrypting Drive, which automatically encrypts and protects data without any negative effect on overall performance. Self-encrypting drives are essential for portable computers that are at risk for being stolen, but are equally as beneficial for desktop computers.
Key Takeaways:
- Harware Encryption Drives do the encryption at the hardware level which won’t impede on performance like sofware encryption will.
- Computer OS sends data to HD, which encrypts it and saves it. Wen the OS wants the data back, the HD decrypts the data and sends it back.
- Autentication password is needed on computer bootup before OS is loaded which prevents hard drive theft from a computer that was shut off.
“Self Encrypting Drives: these can be either hard drives are or solid state drives that do the encryption and decryption automatically at the hardware level it has nothing to do with the operating system which has a great advantage because then you don’t have any performance taken away from the computer.”
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References:
- ThioJoeTech (YouTube Channel)
- ThioJoe.com
