Hello there!
just updated a previous mentioned tool which has been in discussion here and wanted to share updates on the software status.
The software is in my opinion finished for now and tutorial videos are available, do not hesitate to ask for features if anything is missing.
Github URL: https://github.com/bugfishtm/bugfish-nuke
Documentation: https://bugfishtm.github.io/bugfish-nuke/
Features
Security Notes
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Bugfish
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Is there a benefit from this over the inbuilt Secure Erase functionality in most SSDs/NVMEs? To my knowledge, it instantly dumps the current from all cells, emptying the data on it.
Furthermore, another issue with SSDs/NVMEs is that it automatically excludes bad blocks, meaning that classic read/write operations can’t even reach those blocks anyways. Theoretically that feature could also be used against you to preserve the data on the disk by marking all blocks as bad, rendering them as inaccessible by the file system.
Of course there’s also the issue of Secure Erase not being implemented properly in some drives, leading to the bad blocks not being touched by the hardware chip during that procedure.
The benefit is to delete data and execute operations (as deleting logins) in emergency situations when time is a factor. The manufactures inbuilt secure erase function is definitely the better way to make your data unrecoverable, but can take more time and may not be suitable in emergency situations.
Its not planed to add something against bad block data in bugfish-nuke, my recommendation to be safe in that matter: