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Can I use a standardized disk image with FDE drives and still retain the encryption properties?

April 26, 2017disk drives encryption FDE image properties standardized

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Can I use a standardized disk image with FDE drives and still retain the encryption properties?

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It should be possible to quickly deploy a standard image that holds the setup component for a Seagate Secure software application of your choice (not initialized). When the new system is ready to be assigned, depending on enterprise policies, IT or the user can run the Seagate Secure initialization. The initialization locks in the passwords and encryption keys which will be different on each system. Initializing takes a few minutes and is done by the Seagate Secure compatible software from within Windows. A special 130 MB storage zone on the FDE drive that is off-limits to imaging tools holds the pre-boot authentication (password) software.