bool has_dual_banks;
        /* used to access dual flash bank stm32xl */
        uint32_t register_base;
+       uint16_t default_rdp;
        int user_data_offset;
 };
 
 
        /* clear readout protection and complementary option bytes
         * this will also force a device unlock if set */
-       stm32x_info->option_bytes.RDP = 0x5AA5;
+       stm32x_info->option_bytes.RDP = stm32x_info->default_rdp;
 
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
        stm32x_info->register_base = FLASH_REG_BASE_B0;
        stm32x_info->user_data_offset = 10;
 
+       /* default factory protection level */
+       stm32x_info->default_rdp = 0x5AA5;
+
        /* read stm32 device id register */
        int retval = stm32x_get_device_id(bank, &device_id);
        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                stm32x_info->ppage_size = 2;
                max_flash_size_in_kb = 256;
                stm32x_info->user_data_offset = 16;
+               stm32x_info->default_rdp = 0x55AA;
                break;
        case 0x428: /* value line High density */
                page_size = 2048;
                stm32x_info->ppage_size = 2;
                max_flash_size_in_kb = 256;
                stm32x_info->user_data_offset = 16;
+               stm32x_info->default_rdp = 0x55AA;
                break;
        case 0x440: /* stm32f0x */
                page_size = 1024;
                stm32x_info->ppage_size = 4;
                max_flash_size_in_kb = 64;
                stm32x_info->user_data_offset = 16;
+               stm32x_info->default_rdp = 0x55AA;
                break;
        default:
                LOG_WARNING("Cannot identify target as a STM32 family.");