Evaluating Encryption Algorithms for Sensitive Data Using Different Storage Devices

Table 2

Storage specification used in experiment test bed environment.

Storage type	Manufacturer and model	Interface	Size (GB)	Cache (MB)	Temp (C) performance
HDD	Western Digital (WD5000AAKX)	SATA III 6 Gb/s	500	16	0 60	Data transfer rate 6 Gb/s max. Sustained data host to/from drive is 126 MB/S max.
SSHD	Seagate (ST1000LM014)	SATA III 6 Gb/s	1	64	0 60	Sustained data transfer max. I/O data transfer rate is 600 MB/S max.