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11 Dell PS Series Architecture: Self Encrypting Drive Management with PS Series Storage Arrays | TR1093
 Insider attack. Any person who possesses the administrator password can access any volume on the
array, or change ACLs to allow others to do the same. Similarly, a compromised host can access
volumes that the host is authorized to access. SED devices cannot provide protection against
improper access to an online data volume.
 Data in flight. SEDs are intended to solely provide protection for data at rest, and thus provide no
protection for data in flight on the network. IPsec is also supported by PS Series products and can be
used to provide secure connections to the volumes by the hosts.
 Tampering with array hardware. AutoSED is not resistant to modified firmware, hardware probes and
other snooping devices, or the removal of a drive without loss of power to that drive.