I have an old password protected SSD connected via USB to my Linux System. I'm trying to unlock it with hdparm.
Problem is my password was ./perspective (it doesn't matter now because I only used it for the SSD and nowhere else) and I think because of the special characters ./ and their wrong encoding I now can't unnlock the drive with
hdparm --user-master u --security-unlock ./perspective /dev/sdc
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security_password: "./perspective"
/dev/sdc:
Issuing SECURITY_UNLOCK command, password="./perspective", user=user
SECURITY_UNLOCK: Input/output error
According to this post I have to use 'Hex Scan Codes' for special characters. So I tried
hdparm --user-master u --security-unlock $(printf '\x34\x35\x19\x12\x13\x1F\x19\x12\x2E\x14\x17\x2F\x12') /dev/sdc
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security_password: "45./"
/dev/sdc:
Issuing SECURITY_UNLOCK command, password="45./", user=user
SECURITY_UNLOCK: Input/output error
hdparm -I /dev/sdc gives me
/dev/sdc:
ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: ADATA SP900
Serial Number: 2D3020001288
Firmware Revision: 5.0.7a
Transport: Serial, ATA8-AST, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev 2.5, SATA Rev 2.6, SATA Rev 3.0
Standards:
Used: unknown (minor revision code 0x0110)
Supported: 8 7 6 5
Likely used: 8
Configuration:
Logical max current
cylinders 16383 16383
heads 16 16
sectors/track 63 63
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CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
LBA user addressable sectors: 250069680
LBA48 user addressable sectors: 250069680
Logical Sector size: 512 bytes
Physical Sector size: 512 bytes
Logical Sector-0 offset: 0 bytes
device size with M = 1024*1024: 122104 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 128035 MBytes (128 GB)
cache/buffer size = unknown
Nominal Media Rotation Rate: Solid State Device
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
Queue depth: 32
Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16
Advanced power management level: 254
DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6
Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
Enabled Supported:
* SMART feature set
* Security Mode feature set
* Power Management feature set
* Write cache
Look-ahead
* Host Protected Area feature set
* WRITE_BUFFER command
* READ_BUFFER command
* NOP cmd
* DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
* Advanced Power Management feature set
Power-Up In Standby feature set
* SET_FEATURES required to spinup after power up
* 48-bit Address feature set
* Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
* FLUSH_CACHE_EXT
* SMART error logging
* SMART self-test
* General Purpose Logging feature set
* WRITE_{DMA|MULTIPLE}_FUA_EXT
* 64-bit World wide name
* IDLE_IMMEDIATE with UNLOAD
Write-Read-Verify feature set
* {READ,WRITE}_DMA_EXT_GPL commands
* Segmented DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
* Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)
* Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gb/s)
* Gen3 signaling speed (6.0Gb/s)
* Native Command Queueing (NCQ)
* Host-initiated interface power management
* Phy event counters
* Device automatic Partial to Slumber transitions
* READ_LOG_DMA_EXT equivalent to READ_LOG_EXT
DMA Setup Auto-Activate optimization
Device-initiated interface power management
* Software settings preservation
* SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set
* SCT Data Tables (AC5)
* SET MAX SETPASSWORD/UNLOCK DMA commands
* Data Set Management TRIM supported (limit 1 block)
* Deterministic read data after TRIM
Security:
Master password revision code = 22616
supported
enabled
locked
not frozen
not expired: security count
not supported: enhanced erase
Security level high
2min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
Logical Unit WWN Device Identifier: 0000000000000000
NAA : 0
IEEE OUI : 000000
Unique ID : 000000000
Checksum: correct
PS: Please don't mark as duplicate with this question since I'm mostly interested in finding the right encoding for my password and no Master Password from the answer there matched my device.
