Why can I format a disk without password using gnome-disks?

I am running Debian GNU/Linux (Bookworm) and by using the gnome-disk-utility 45.1 (UDisks 2.10.1) I like to put a spinning disk immediately to stand-by (via GUI). Doing so I'm being prompted for a password. — BTW: I'm not looking for a command line way for doing this. Nevertheless, I am wondering why it is possible to format a disk (a.k.a. initializing a disk with new MBR or GUID partition scheme) without providing a password?! This can lead to accidental data loss, IMHO. I am asking this question because I'd like to put my disks into stand-by without being prompted for a password. How could I possibly achieve that? BTW: My non-root user is member of the following groups: redacteduser adm cdrom floppy sudo audio dip video plugdev users netdev bluetooth lpadmin scanner systemd-journal