Vanguard <no@mail.invalid> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Vanguard <no@mail.invalid> wrote

>>> Unfortunately it costs to get copies of the ATA specs from http://www.t13.org/

>> The drafts are readily available for free and that detail didnt change.

> They are?

Yep.

> Got a URL for the free copy of the full specs for all ATA revisions?

I never said anything about all ATA revisions.

> What I see at
> http://www.t13.org/Standards/Default...ocumentStage=2
> is a list (but no links for them) and the comment "Copies of published standards may be purchased
> from: ANSI, ...". Where are the free copies then?

http://www.t13.org/Documents/Default...ocumentStage=2
http://www.t13.org/Documents/Default...ocumentStage=1

> When I Google around looking for ATA specs, I end up following links that take me back to t13.org
> and they redirect you to ANSI where they charge for them ($30 apiece for each revision of the AT
> Attachment spec, and ATA-7 has 3 volume where each is $30 or all 3 for $80).

You need to work on your google skills
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...%2FATAPI+draft
produces those drafts right at the top.

>> Yep, and it says absolutely NOTHING about any ATA spec encryption.

> Sorry, meant ATA spec hard drive password locking. I'm sure the spec calls it something else.
> According to
> http://www.heise.de/ct/english/05/08/172/, it's called "Security Feature Set". It is part of the
> ATA spec.

Pity it includes nothing about drive encryption.