After Sending the "WIPE" command, is it possible to recover a Self-Encrypting Drive

Summary: What recovery options are there for the data on a Self-Encrypting Drive driver after the 'WIPE' command has been sent from the Dell Security Management Server (formerly Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition) Remote Management Console. ...

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Symptoms

Affected Products:

  • Dell Security Management Server
  • Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition

Cause

Not Applicable

Resolution

When the WIPE command is sent to an OPAL SED drive, the drive wipes out all data on the drive returning the drive's state to RAW (factory settings). There is no data that can be recovered from this state by design and spec of the OPAL standard.

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Affected Products

Dell Encryption
Article Properties
Article Number: 000130817
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 11 Apr 2024
Version:  8
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