You'll need the Python 3 development headers to install this tool. JoshData updated the library to work with the latest WD My Passport device. crypto-universe converted this project and the underlying SCSI interface library py_sg to Python 3. This tool was originally written by 0-duke in 2015 based on reverse engineering research by DanLukes and an implementation by DanLukes and KenMacD. access to your drive and you do not want them to see your files on the drive. Passwords given on the command line are converted into binary password data in a mechanism intended to be compatible with WD's unlock software that is used in Microsoft Windows. Your My Passport Ultra drive and the WD Drive Utilities and WD Security.
Reset the drive in case of a lost password.Unlock an encrypted drive, given the password.Solution 4: Updating Device Driver If all the above solutions don’t work, we can try updating the drive’s drivers. Restart your computer and check if the problem got solved. After a password is set, drives become locked when they are unplugged and must be unlocked when they are plugged in to mount the volume and see its content. Navigate through all the entries until you find the controller through which the external hard drive is connected. New drives arrive in a passwordless state - they can be used without locking or unlocking. WD My Passport drives support hardware encryption. WD My Passport Drive Hardware Encryption Utility for LinuxĪ Linux command-line utility to lock, unlock, and manage the hardware encryption functionality of Western Digital My Passport external drives.