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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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Can SSD data be recovered through Forensic Explorer?

I am trying to recover deleted files from a SSD using Forensic Explorer. Once the image processing on the SSD had been completed using the write blocker, I opened up AccessData FTK Imager and then I saved the files. Then I opened up Forensic…
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Samsung EVO 970 SSD on laptop without TPM - secure erase, is the drive encrypted?

I have a Dell XPS 9550. This was shipped without a TPM. I have since installed a Samsung 970 EVO SSD which as I understand is a self-encrypting drive (SED) and, what I am not sure about is, it can be encrypted without a TPM? So, I have installed the…
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Secure way to wipe an entire SSD?

I've read some articles and they appear to suggest the idea of using the dd command to wipe an entire SSD before encrypting it. The drive in question is a Samsung 970 EVO PCIe NVMe V-NAND M.2 2280 250GB MZ-V7E250BW Correct me if I'm wrong: SSDs…
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How does SSD with SED encrypt and decrypt data?

When you enter data and you want to save a file, the SED encrypts the data but where does the encryption process occur to be exact? Does SED encrypt data in memory before it gets to the disk? Or do they re-encrypt a block or page on SSD once the…
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TCG OPAL 2.0 Specification on technical Implementation?

Where can one find more technical information on the TCG OPAL 2.0 standard regarding how exactly the crypto has to been implemented in self encrypting drives? I couldn't find OPAL 2.0 implementation technical papers…
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Bought a used surface book online, any security precautions to take?

I have purchased a used surface book from Ebay, unpackaged and ran the device. The low price of the device lured me in despite my adverse attitude to used devices. Is there anything I need to perform apart from re-installing windows, perhaps a…
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SSD Wipe to remove known & unknown malware

Does anyone know of a method to wipe a HDD that gives a high degree of confidence that any malware present will not persist when the OS is reinstalled? Using tools on Linux and/or Windows? We have approx 70 SSD's ranging in size from 480gb-1TB from…
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If I switch to LUKS on an SSD, have I just wiped it?

I have been using an SSD with no system-level encryption. If I now switch to full disk encryption using LUKS + LVM, do I effectively wipe the old data, or is it still hanging around until overwritten?
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SSD erasure strategy for a secondhand laptop

I recently purchased a secondhand MacBook Air for work purposes; the laptop was shipped to me with a fresh install of OS X. I do not know the prior owner or what they used the laptop for, and thus I need to verify that all software and data on the…
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Safe erase of a Toshiba SSD with Absolute Secure Disk software

I have a SSD drive extracted from a crashed laptop which seems to be working, but it's got a Absolute Secure Disk sofware which asks for password when I try to boot from the drive or denies any access when plugging through USB interface. Now I…
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HDD password vs Bitlocker

I have a Samsung SSD 850 with an HDD password set. It seems from articles such as this and this that the data is fully encrypted, and requires the password to view. Is there any requirement or advantage to having Bitlocker as well?
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SSD full disk encryption

What's the state of FDE with software such as TrueCrypt, VeraCrypt for SSD's - my main concern being that SSD's leave some free space to prolong the life of the drive - would it store unencrypted data there, or is there some new way in which SSD's …
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Is wiping LUKS header needed?

So I previously had an encrypted install of Debian, and wanted to install a new distro with full system encryption again. Now I understand that you don't need to fill the disk with random data if you already had encrypted partitions, and that wiping…
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What parameters do I give cryptsetup?

I want to have an encrypted partition on my SSD. Benchmarks (a 100 samples of 100MiB each): Average read speeds: 418 MB/s Average write speeds: 386 MB/s # Tests are approximate using memory only (no storage IO). PBKDF2-sha1 484554 iterations…
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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 because the key is also stored in the TPM and can…
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