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Fujitsu HDD with AES 256-bit Encryption

Posted by timothy on from the don't-lose-your-backup dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Fujitsu today updated its 2.5" 320GB hard disk drive with automatic hardware-based encryption to effectively secure data against theft or loss. According to Fujitsu, the MHZ2 CJ series is the first hard disk drive in the world to support the 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The drive implements the AES hardware encryption directly into the processor chip of the hard disk drive, resulting in more robust security and faster system performance than software-based encryption."

6 of 220 comments (clear)

  1. My mouth is wattering by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    320GB is alot of child pornography.

  2. Private key by Dishwasha · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let's hope Fujitsu doesn't take after Microsoft "security" and embedd the private key in a dll of their driver or within the firmware of the drive.

  3. No thanks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    640k ought to be enough for anybody...

    Way more than enough.

  4. Re:More robust security unitl... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, this is a problem for me too. The NSA is always trying to get at my data. Bastards.

  5. Re:How does it work? by mr_mischief · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had this same question, but no. It figures the key at boot time.

    Hopefully there's some way to keep the thing from figuring the key once it's stolen, as most people will try to, you know, use the PC as a whole before they resort to stripping the drives out of it.

  6. Re:Key Storage? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Personally, I just implement my own encryption. An XOR cypher is very fast, but not very secure. That's why I run mine twice for added security.