Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:00:39 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: zero filling a storage device (was: dd and mbr) Message-ID: <20220114180039.4a1cf88e@archlinux> In-Reply-To: <20220114045558.GQ61872@eureka.lemis.com> References: <77680665-7ddb-23c5-e866-05d112339b60@holgerdanske.com> <20220114023002.GP61872@eureka.lemis.com> <YeDryNdYe1S20wd2@neutralgood.org> <20220114045558.GQ61872@eureka.lemis.com>
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Hi, zero filling is fishy for several reasons. It's never secure! However, I won't comment zero filling. I'm not an expert and to lazy to search for links. Related to the addressable blocks and real physical locations I've got a link at hand. On Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:55:58 +1100, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >proof of the contrary Due to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_leveling the only way that could be (but not necessarily is) secure, is a secure erase command provided by the firmware. Regards, Ralf
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