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You cannot erase data from SSD and know it is erased. The last time I researched the subject the official DoD policy for secure SSD erasing was - grind them to

• bcoates 12y ago
  There's nothing keeping a properly implemented secure erase from working -- all the data on disk should be written out encrypted so secure erase is just cycling the key. It has the advantage of being much faster and something you can do in software (and repeatedly) Of course, for retiring a drive there's no good reason not to just physically destroy it.
  • rbanffy 12y ago
    > there's no good reason not to just physically destroy it. You should do it with some care so to keep the various materials easily recyclable.
  • qq66 12y ago
    What if your key cycling write fails?