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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.