[FDE] Fujistu announces 2,5 inch SATA HDD with FDE

Owens Bernard B Bernard.B.Owens at irs.gov
Fri Apr 25 11:37:12 MDT 2008


>Here's the take I get when I talk to the policy folks in my org.  If
the 
>_PRODUCT_ is not certified FIPS-140-2, the product is essentially 
>considered "unencrypted."  We've pitched TrueCrypt as a cost savings 
>Alternative to other File/Folder/Device encrypting products and been 
>shot down by the fact that True Crypt is not itself FIPS-140-2, even 
>though the encryption algorithms it uses are.
>
>Brad Lhotsky <lhotskyb at mail.nih.gov>
>NCTS Computer Specialist  -- 410.558.8006

I've used Flagstone drives for years and have recommended them
unreservedly to folks for whom the capacity and cost are not
insurmountable roadblocks.  If I read this datasheet correctly, they
seem to bear the cert you're seeking.

http://stonewood.co.uk/Files/FlagStone/Latest%20Datasheets/FlagStone%20F
IPS140-2%20Datasheet.pdf

Bernard Owens
USTreas/CompSpec



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