How can I copy the entry of my WD passport?

[hack3rcon]

Hello all.
I have a WD passport 1TB and I forgot the password, How can I create an Entry copy of my WD passport via Linux and mount it and test passwords? Is it possible?

Cheers.

[data-medics]

Can't be done that way. Sorry.

[hack3rcon]

Do you have any idea about my problem?

[labtech]

It is not a problem per se. There is no defect.
Have to remember/guess the password. Otherwise the decryption can't be broken.

[hack3rcon]

Can WD provide any support for it? I have all degree for my HDD like Box, Serial and....

[labtech]

What is "it"? What would you like WD to do?

[hack3rcon]

I forgot the WD password and my Data is Vital. How can I solve it?

[pcimage]

You can't, unless you remember password. Sorry.

The encryption is unbreakable as far as I know, that's what it's there for.

[hack3rcon]

Oh .
Thus not any Trick exist .
Can I recover files after format via any Recovery program?

[fzabkar]

Can I recover files after format via any Recovery program?

You cannot read from, or write to, a drive that is protected by a password. Some people claim to have cracked the SmartWare password, but they're not giving the solution away.

[northwind]

Can I recover files after format via any Recovery program?

NO.
Do NOT format.

Better to try and remember password. If you format, then the key changes and the data is lost. Now you have a chance.

[fzabkar]

Can I recover files after format via any Recovery program?

NO.
Do NOT format.

Better to try and remember password. If you format, then the key changes and the data is lost. Now you have a chance.

How does one format a Passport drive that is protected by a SmartWare password?

I understand that after 5 incorrect password attempts you are given the option of erasing the drive and its password, but that's a different thing.

[hack3rcon]

I means is that I enter wring password and it automatically format it but in WD I have a Format tool too.
It is true that it make security but it make lost data too and it is not a good option. I'm not NSA or CIA agent and WD is for them.

[Amarbir[CDR-Labs]]

@ All ,
PC 3000 Udma Can Do This Right Guys ? . Might Be a DR Guy With Equiptment Can Help .

[labtech]

@ All ,
PC 3000 Udma Can Do This Right Guys ? . Might Be a DR Guy With Equiptment Can Help .

Decrypt without knowing password? No.

[Amarbir[CDR-Labs]]

@ All ,
PC 3000 Udma Can Do This Right Guys ? . Might Be a DR Guy With Equiptment Can Help .

Decrypt without knowing password? No.

Oh ,
So You Need To Know The Password And Then PC 3003 Can dcrypt .I Also Heard That Many Drives Are Crypted Without even The User Entering Password .How Does One Recover Those .

[lcoughey]

@ All ,
PC 3000 Udma Can Do This Right Guys ? . Might Be a DR Guy With Equiptment Can Help .

Decrypt without knowing password? No.

Oh ,
So You Need To Know The Password And Then PC 3003 Can dcrypt .I Also Heard That Many Drives Are Crypted Without even The User Entering Password .How Does One Recover Those .

The drives are always encrypted. But, when the password is created, there is no bypassing it without the password. The whole point of putting a password on a drive is to prevent people access without the password. People cannot have it both ways, you either want security or you don't.

[data-medics]

I am curious about how exactly this process works. I know the built in encryption key is stored in a hidden sector at the end of the drive, and in the SA. So when a user sets a password, where does that go? does it actually affect the key stored in the SA or just encrypts the key at the end???

Anyone actually investigated this, I know I haven't.

[fzabkar]

I am curious about how exactly this process works. I know the built in encryption key is stored in a hidden sector at the end of the drive, and in the SA. So when a user sets a password, where does that go? does it actually affect the key stored in the SA or just encrypts the key at the end???

Anyone actually investigated this, I know I haven't.

A My Book Essentials user provided some useful sector dumps in this thread:

http://www.alexsoft.org/viewtopic.php?t ... 4345#p4345

[labtech]

PC 3003 Can decrypt

It actually does not decrypt per se. It just emulates the bridge architecture.