(OT) Can data stored on an SSD be secured? | Flash Memory | Macworld

[Kenneth Brody]

On 3/2/2011 4:30 PM, Bill Campbell wrote:
> In light of the recent thread about disk security and such...
>
> http://www.macworld.com/article/158217/2011/03/securessd.html#lsrc.rss_main
>
> I still think a 3lb hammer and punch would be effective :-).

As would handing it to my daughter Kristina.


Hmm...

> When the SSD is at end of life, the user can delete the encryption keys
> on the drive, eliminating the possibility of unencrypting or accessing
> the data.

Yet two paragraphs earlier, they said:

> While overwriting data several times can ensure data erasure on many
> SSDs, the researchers found they were still able to recover data on
> some products.

What prevents recovery of the "deleted" encryption keys?


And, in the opposite direction, Kingston wants to show how tough it is to 
destroy their SSDs:

     http://www.kingston.com/press/2010/flash/10b.asp

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Kenneth Brody