> And if the pin implementation is this hackneyed, I have a feeling that the so-called encryption is anything but. Totally. I'd be super curious to know is any

> And if the pin implementation is this hackneyed, I have a feeling that the so-called encryption is anything but. Totally. I'd be super curious to know is anyone's just tried plugging the hard drive into another controller. Won't surprise me at all if the "security" here is just not starting the USD drive controller without the correct pin being entered. There isn't any evidence here for enough hardware to turn that pin into an encryption key and encrypt/decrypt data on the fly. (I guess it's possible that's all built into the USB controller?)