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Self-encrypting Devices / Self- Encrypting Drives (SED)

Self-encrypting Devices / Self- Encrypting Drives (SED): Data storage device with built-in cryptographic processing that may be utilized to encrypt and…

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Data storage device with built-in cryptographic processing that may be utilized to encrypt and decrypt the stored data, occurring within the device and without dependence on a connected information system.

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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