Methods, systems, and devices are described for displaying information on a visual display of a data storage device. The device may be an internal data storage device and may display information associated with various operation parameters and a security confidence metric or states of the data storage device. The data storage device may display, on the visual display, an indication of a security confidence metric of the data storage device indicative of whether the data storage device has been compromised. The data storage device may be compromised by having one or more sub-components replaced, altered, or misused. The visual display may be electronic paper, mechanical, or chemical such that the information is displayed without power being applied to the data storage device. The visual display may be removable from the data storage medium.