About the WD Security™ software
Gain peace of mind with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based data encryption technology.
Create a password to electronically lock and unlock your drive, and encrypt all of the data on it.
Your password always works, whether the WD Security software is installed on your computer or not.
Use the same simple dialog to change your password that you used to create it.
Quickly remove your password to disable data encryption at any time.