On Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:53:07 +0000 Wilfred Mallawa wrote: > > Or maybe you could refer to existing implementations of this feature > > in user space libs? The padding feature seems slightly nebulous, > > I wasn't aware of anyone actually using it. Maybe I should ask... > > are you actually planning to use it, or are you checking a box? > > For upcoming WD hardware, we were planning on informing users to use > this feature if an extra layer of security can benefit their particular > configuration. But to answer your question, I think this falls more > into the "checking a box"... > > I'm happy to drop this series if there's not much added value from > having this as an available option for users.
I'm not much of a security person, and maybe Sabrina will disagree but I feel like it's going to be hard for us to design this feature in a sensible way if we don't know at least one potential attack :S
