ATA Security patch to atacontrol

[Andrey V. Elsukov]

Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
> Can you provide me datasheet and technical reference material to what
> "ATA Security" is?  Which ATA specification is this documented in?  I'd
> like to read it.

I think you can found it in ATA-ATAPI-7 vol.1: "4.7 Security Mode feature set".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Technology_Attachment#HDD_Passwords_and_Security
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Technology_Attachment#ATA_standards_versions.2C_transfer_rates.2C_and_features

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WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov