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TRIM is equivalent to 'mark as free'. there's no guarantee it will zero the data, and whether it is zero'd depends on the manufacturer/model of the drive.

If that's how they implement it, then I look forward to reading their future security advisory.

Ah yes, I'm not super familiar with the terminology, a sibling comment to yours specifies that you'd need to use zdat (zero after TRIM) for what I'm talking about to be effective.

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