Get serial numbers for connected drives ?

[Claus Lavendt]

I want to get a list of the serial numbers for connected drives on the computer.

Every harddrive, USB stick etc. has a serial number.

Why ?

If I could get a list of currently connected drives, I could also determinate, whether a specific USB memory stick was inserted into the computer. This way, you could create an extra layer of security, like the dongle we knew from e.g. Quark Express back in the '90

So, does anyone know of a function/script that can be included in a SM generated plugin, which can get this from the OS ?