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Seagate Secure™ Technology Enables Robust Security Within the Hard Drive drive operations independently of other system Seagate Secure technology include: resources, making it difficult to compromise or attack the drive. Seagate Secure technology further strengthens the security of a drive through authentication and a secure communication infrastructure. • Independent data processing unit. Hard drives include powerful processors, high-speed memory and multiple data ports. Seagate Secure technology has very little, if any, impact on the overall performance and speed of drives or systems. • Private code execution. Drive-level firmware runs in isolation from other system resources and cannot be manipulated or modified by malicious code. Strong access control and trusted communications ensure that only authorized applications have access to security functions for designated storage resources. By protecting critical information where it lives, Seagate Secure technology automatically and transparently enables powerful data security. Without any need for user intervention, all data stored on the drive is protected at all times. For example, if a system's operating system is compromised, the security functions are not affected and will continue to protect the data. • Full disk encryption (FDE). This solution automatically encrypts and decrypts all the data that travels in and out of the drive. Unlike other data encryption applications, Seagate Secure encryption keys are password-protected and never appear in the clear or in any readable format on the drive. • Drive pairing. Seagate Secure technology allows users to "lock" a drive to a specific system or host. This solution prevents the illicit copying and distribution of the data if the drive is removed and installed in another system. • Secure partitions. Hidden storage, accessible only by Seagate Secure-enabled software applications, provides a secure environment for additional drive-level security solutions, including access control, ID and authentication, anti-virus protection and token-free security. • Secure erase and disposal. Encryption combined with strong authentication simplifies and secures hard drive disposal and reuse. Data on an encrypted drive is only accessible when the encryption key is enabled through a valid password. If the encryption key is changed or eliminated, all of the data is instantly rendered inaccessible. Technicians can then safely The Seagate Secure platform gives organizations repurpose or dispose of the drive, without a comprehensive data protection solution that is compromising sensitive information. easy to deploy and manage. Drives protected with Seagate Secure technology reduce the overall Seagate Secure Technology Fundamentals complexity of the IT security environment by Seagate Secure technology comprises four supporting complementary security applications. technologies: enhanced firmware, trusted send/ Drive-level security operates transparently receive, secure partitions and issuance protocol. and has few requirements for installation, Together these elements create a secure storage configuration and setup. Organizations can use solution. In addition, a software development kit self-encrypting drives to create a standardized, is available to help ISVs develop Seagate Secure- secure storage platform and streamline the enabled applications. deployment process for data security regardless of applications, operating system or hardware. Enhanced Firmware Firmware is the software that runs on the drive's By facilitating the security of digital data internal computer; it is normally used to manage where it is stored, Seagate Secure technology extremely complex drive functions such as becomes a solid foundation for a secure IT moving the read/write heads, tracking bad sectors environment. Seagate Secure technology enables on the disc and storing bitmaps of where data is the secure access, distribution and storage located. Seagate Secure technology extends a of critical information through strong access drive's capabilities with additional security code and authentication control, secure content and optimized on the drive's computing resources. application delivery, cryptographic functions, Seagate Secure technology implements a protected storage, and secure erase and disposal. cryptographic service provider on the drive, 3 Some of the solutions and benefits provided by