Questions tagged [ssd]
A solid-state drive (SSD, also known as a solid-state disk although it contains neither an actual disk nor a drive motor to spin a disk) is a solid-state storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently.
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Veracrypt disk encryption
If I wipe a SSD twice with Killdisk, then do a clean install of Windows 11, then do full disk encryption with Veracrypt, then clone this disk to several wiped external SSDs, can I use the same ...
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How long does SSD garbage collection take? [closed]
Let's say I have an SSD on a Windows machine that supports TRIM. After I delete a file / some files on it, assume the TRIM command is sent, and those pages are marked as invalid. At some point, the ...
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Erasing a file or partition on an SSD or flash drive "reasonably" securely
There is a lot of information online and on this forum indicating that it is difficult to securely erase SSD or flash drives. Normally, the expectation would be that data is erased by overwriting it, ...
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Prepare Bitlocker protected PC for disposal
We want to dispose of an old notebook whose display frame is damaged. It's a Windows device with a BitLocker (TPM+PIN) encrypted SSD. I am trying to devise a strategy for protecting the data on the ...
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Does copying files from one drive to another also copy previously deleted data from the drive one?
I have two external WD hard drives "My Passport". I am unsure if they are SSDs, so let this question be general if possible. on "Disc 1" I deleted (right-click and delete - not ...
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Is a Bitlocker encrypted SSD at risk when booting from another SSD in the same machine?
Let’s say I have a laptop with two different SSDs in it, each of them encrypted by Bitlocker, and each of them having their own unique Windows 11 installation. If the primary SSD is encrypted with ...
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In Linux, what encryption implementation approach is optimal given specific use & threat models?
Given the following use & threat models, what is the optimal encryption implementation? Optimal is defined as the approach best matching the use model. Use Model Computer must be optimized for ...
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I need help properly encrypting my computer SSD
My main laptop recently broke down and i've been forced to use an older laptop I had in storage. This machine was encrypted years ago with veracrypt and only has an SSD. It's around 250 GB of storage. ...
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USB SSD Backdoor command issue [closed]
In our company we have many SpeedFaster 2TB USB SSDs. They were working perfectly until our endpoint protection software was updated. Currently they work only for a few seconds and are then blocked ...
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Can a deleted file on an SSD with trim enabled be recovered? [duplicate]
I'm just wondering from a security stand point if a deleted file on an SSD with trim enabled can be recovered? I've did some research and it would seem it is impossible unless for some reason trim ...
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Reasons for recovering small amounts of deleted data from SSDs
In their 2018 paper "Solid state drive forensics: Where do we stand?", Vieyra et al. discuss recovering deleted data from SSDs. For their experiments, they wrote large amounts of text to ...
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2min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT
Running hdparm -I /dev/sda on a SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB produces this: not supported: enhanced erase 2min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT What does that mean? I assume that I could do hdparm --security-erase ...
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Self-encrypting drive - eDrive vs ATA Security
Let's for a moment forget about the possible drawbacks of SEDs themselves. One of the upsides of SEDs is that the encryption key never leaves the drive but wouldn't using eDrive negate this advantage ...
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Can you infect a SSD firmware with malware?
Are the updates signed? Or can anyone make a piece of software to do this?
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Can ransomware impact SSD drives?
I was watching this DefCon talking about Solid State Drives (SSDs) destroying forensic and data recovery jobs. It was interesting to note, that the speaker did acknowledge that it is unknown how long ...
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