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Seems like this would be double encrypting OPAL self encrypting drives in the places that use those, potentially adding a further failure point.

Didn't Microsoft stop using those in BitLocker years ago because they were often borked? [1] It's a new failure point, but it's sensible.

[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/news/bitlocker-encrypts-self-en...

Thanks, that's good info. :)

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