So, what do you do if you lose your password and your data is encrypted?
When the world’s largest disk-makers joined last week to announce a single standard for encrypting disk drives, the move raised questions among users about how to deal with full-disk encryption once it’s native on all laptop or desktop computers.
For example, what happens if a user loses a password — essentially leaving the drive filled with data that can no longer be unencrypted? Or what if a drive becomes corrupted or damaged, the data has to be recovered by a third party - and your password is on the drive?
“Then you have just killed yourself,” said Dave Hill, an analyst at research firm Mesabi Group.

Read more: computerworld.com.