Toshiba Announces Cryptographic-erase and Self-encryption Features for New Enterprise SSD and Mobile HDD

New security features to help companies better manage sensitive information in datacenters, cloud computing and client computing applications

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced new enterprise SAS solid state drives (SSD), mobile SATA hard disk drives (HDD), including self-encrypting drive (SED) models in both product categories, and new enterprise-grade SATA SSD supporting cryptographic-erase. Select drives will start to ship in January with other models following later in the first quarter.

PX02SMQ and PX02SMU series enterprise SED (eSED) deliver government-grade Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit self-encryption and offer Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Enterprise SSC protocol self-encryption and cryptographic-erase support. These high-performance, 2.5 inch enterprise models with SAS interface, target high-end servers and data center applications and provide capacities ranging up to 1.6TB^[1].

The PX02AMU value line of SATA eSSD models and the PX03ANU read-intensive line of SATA eSSD models, both for enterprise applications, feature cryptographic- erase for fast and secure media sanitization.

For mobile computing, the MQ01ABU***W series provides self-encryption, cryptographic-erase and TCG-Opal SSC protocol support in a slim 7mm height with up to 500GB^[1] of storage capacity. The MQ01ABU***W series also supports Toshiba's innovative Wipe technology, which adds security features that allows system designers to automatically cryptographic-erase sensitive user data if an unexpected host attempts to access the HDDs or if a defined number of authentication failures occurs.

Toshiba is also working on FIPS 140-2 certification^[2] for select SED products to meet government-class security requirements.

[1]	One Terabyte (1 TB) is 10^12 =1,000,000,000,000 bytes.
	One Gigabyte (1 GB) is 10^9 =1,000,000,000 bytes.
[2]	FIPS 140-2, Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 is a U.S. government computer security standard used to certify cryptographic modules.

Key features
Model name	SSD / HDD	Recording Capacity	Height	Interface	Suitable application	Security
PX02SMQ160	SSD	1.6TB	15mm	SAS	High-end server, Data center	・SED （TCG-Enterprise SSC） ・Cryptographic-erase (Sanitize)
PX02SMU080		800GB	7mm
PX02SMU040		400GB
PX02SMU020		200GB
PX02AMU040	SSD	400GB	7mm	SATA	Entry server, Middle-range server	・Cryptographic-erase (Sanitize)
PX02AMU020		200GB
PX02AMU010		100GB
PX03ANU048	SSD	480GB	7mm	SATA	Read-intensive for entry server	・Cryptographic-erase (Sanitize)
PX03ANU024		240GB
PX03ANU012		120GB
PX03ANU505		55GB
MQ01ABF050W	HDD	500GB	7mm	SATA	Mobile PC, MFP, POS	・SED (TCG-OPAL SSC） ・Cryptographic-erase (Sanitize) ・Wipe technology
MQ01ABF032W		320GB
MQ01ABF025W		250GB

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About Toshiba
Toshiba is a world-leading diversified manufacturer, solutions provider and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba Group brings innovation and imagination to a wide range of businesses: digital products, including LCD TVs, notebook PCs, retail solutions and MFPs; electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials; industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators & elevators; and home appliances.
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