> You wrote: user supplies her own password, this key is encrypted with that password The critical point you're missing is that the Crucial SSD was not doing t

> You wrote: user supplies her own password, this key is encrypted with that password The critical point you're missing is that the Crucial SSD was not doing that step. If the key doesn't depend on the password, then the raw key has to exist somewhere on the Crucial hard drive or in its firmware, so the task becomes an easy hunt for the key with a debugger. No password cracking required.