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wd20nmvw - usb3 - encrypted - lost password

October 28th, 2015, 22:15

wd20nmvw - usb3 - encrypted - lost password

onboard encryption via JMS538S

customer used smartware password to lock drive.

There is a hint - so its not corruption

Is there a solution for this ?

I know how to decrypt these with the bridge boards - it wants a password.

thanks

Re: wd20nmvw - usb3 - encrypted - lost password

October 29th, 2015, 0:07

if there was a way to decrypt it, then it would kinda defeat the purpose of hardware encryption, don't you think?

Re: wd20nmvw - usb3 - encrypted - lost password

October 29th, 2015, 4:17

drdoc wrote:wd20nmvw - usb3 - encrypted - lost password

onboard encryption via JMS538S

customer used smartware password to lock drive.

There is a hint - so its not corruption

Is there a solution for this ?

I know how to decrypt these with the bridge boards - it wants a password.

thanks


Well,
So There Are Two Passwords .One is Easily Solved By a Pro Tool Or Non Pro Methods .The Other One Can Be Cracked Once The HDD Has Content In Memory .Our Friend Einstein Can Do That IMHO

Re: wd20nmvw - usb3 - encrypted - lost password

October 29th, 2015, 5:17

Not really.
If there is a password set and it is lost, only way to recover by conventional methods is meditation.

Re: wd20nmvw - usb3 - encrypted - lost password

October 29th, 2015, 6:24

drdoc wrote:wd20nmvw - usb3 - encrypted - lost password

onboard encryption via JMS538S

customer used smartware password to lock drive.

There is a hint - so its not corruption

Is there a solution for this ?

I know how to decrypt these with the bridge boards - it wants a password.

thanks


can you state the full model ? i have seen couple of WD new drives which are not encrypted by USB bridge so may be your only problem is smartware.

Re: wd20nmvw - usb3 - encrypted - lost password

October 30th, 2015, 15:05

Did you see article about encryption on those hdd? It's look like it's possible to hack hdd and get data even if password are lost. I would love to get real case to try technic from this article.
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