August  wrote:

 AA> Can a linux (ubuntu) hdd that is pw-protected (login pw only) be read as
 AA> an external hdd on another pc (either windows or linux)? Or... does the
 AA> login pw adequately protect access to the contents?

	If it is a HD password, forget it ! If it is a power on PW or any other
PW, it should be read on another PC USB port. A HD PW set via BIOS is in a
sector just behind the MBR, the setting of a PW also introduces an offset
from the MBR so that this sector behind the 0,0,1 is sought on booting and
will not be satisfied until the PW is typed in, thus, if you connect it to
a USB port, the same offset is present, your goose is cooked !

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