Is there a ssd with AES 128 or FDE Full Disk Encryption that works with MacBook Pro?

I am moving from a PC to a MAC very soon. And as a photographer, I have releases that have confidential information. I require as a migration from PC( Vista Business) to MAC (OS X Mountain Lion) a hard drive with hardware encryption either with a hybrid or a solid state drive. Please help as I am lost with researching as to what actual product if any is available or in anyone's experience actually works. Thanks.

Posted on Sep 6, 2012 8:41 AM

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Sep 6, 2012 9:34 AM in response to wjosten

Again, that is software encryption, and like FileVault 2, can be broken http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/02/02/filevault-encryption-broken/


I found this out of five days searching,... finally!

the Kingston SSDNow V+100E 256 GB Drive with 128-Bit AES Encryption. The drive features full-disk hardware-based encryption, making it ideal for enterprise applications where security is paramount. Utilizing NAND flash technology and a SATA interface, the drive delivers data throughput of up to 3.0 Gb/s.



Direct Question... with this work with Mac OS X Mountain Lion? Who has the experience of working with a full disk HARDWARE not software encrypted drive.

Sep 6, 2012 9:53 AM in response to Robert W Biggs

I have sad news for you. There are only two ways you're going to be able to boot from a hardware-encrypted internal drive, assuming such a thing is possible at all. Either (a) the key is cached in memory following a pre-boot authentication, or (b) you attach some kind of dongle to a USB port.


In case (a), you're just as vulnerable to DMA attack as you would be if you used FileVault.


In case (b), whoever steals your laptop will also get the dongle, and your data.

Sep 6, 2012 12:17 PM in response to wjosten

I did, but I also read the top " important please read message " for either version of os x and what I expressly stated the upgrade to mountain lion


IMPORTANT PLEASE READ

In the coming weeks Apple will release updates to their Mac OS X. These updates – Mac OS X 10.7.5 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) - could cause potential disruption to your device if you try to run SecureDoc or if you install SecureDoc, regardless of the version, on a device running either of these updates.


Until SecureDoc 5.3 SR4 is released, existing users should NOT upgrade to either version of OS X and should NOT install SecureDoc on either version.


Failure to do this may cause system instability. For more information please click here

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