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  2. Microsoft Product Activation - Wikipedia

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    On Windows 10 and Windows 11, the activation process can also generate a "digital entitlement", which allows the operating system's hardware and license status to be saved to the activation servers, so that the operating system's license can automatically be restored after a clean installation without the need to enter a product key.

  3. Product activation - Wikipedia

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    Product activation is a license validation procedure required by some proprietary software programs. Product activation prevents unlimited free use of copied or replicated software. Unactivated software refuses to fully function until it determines whether it is authorized to fully function. Activation allows the software to stop blocking its use.

  4. Opal Storage Specification - Wikipedia

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    The Opal SSC (Security Subsystem Class) is an implementation profile for Storage Devices built to: Protect the confidentiality of stored user data against unauthorized access once it leaves the owner's control (involving a power cycle and subsequent deauthentication).

  5. Product key - Wikipedia

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    Product key on a Proof of License Certificate of Authenticity for Windows Vista Home Premium. A product key, also known as a software key, serial key or activation key, is a specific software-based key for a computer program. It certifies that the copy of the program is original. Product keys consist of a series of numbers and/or letters.

  6. System Locked Pre-installation - Wikipedia

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    System Locked Pre-installation (SLP), also referred to as OEM Activation, is a product activation procedure for Microsoft Windows used by major OEMs of laptops and pre-built PCs wherein a Windows product key is added and locked to the machine's firmware before mass distribution. SLP product keys cannot be moved to other machines.

  7. Hardware-based full disk encryption - Wikipedia

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    Key management takes place within the hard disk controller and encryption keys are 128 or 256 bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) keys. Authentication on power up of the drive must still take place within the CPU via either a software pre-boot authentication environment (i.e., with a software-based full disk encryption component - hybrid ...

  8. Kioxia - Wikipedia

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    In 1980, Fujio Masuoka, an engineer at Kioxia predecessor Toshiba, invented flash memory, [8] [9] and in 1984, Masuoka and his colleagues presented their invention of NOR flash. [ 10 ] In January 2014, the Toshiba Corporation completed its acquisition of OCZ Storage Solutions , [ 11 ] renaming it OCZ and making it a brand of Toshiba.

  9. Comparison of S.M.A.R.T. tools - Wikipedia

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    Windows: MIT GUI IDE(PATA), SATA, NVMe eSATA, USB, IEEE 1394: Several RAID controllers [4] Yes No Mail, sound and popup Sister utility to CrystalDiskMark. Has AAM/APM control. Defraggler: Windows: Freeware: GUI IDE(PATA), SATA eSATA, USB No Yes No No Primarily a defragmenter; supports basic S.M.A.R.T. stat display, includes the one-word summary ...