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Re:Rowhammer-like attack on SSDs can provide root privileges... by rlanday on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @06:16PM (#15031836)
Does the SSD let you read the raw ciphertext to perform that attack? Or does it only expose the decrypted data?
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Re:Rowhammer-like attack on SSDs can provide root privileges... by dmitrygr on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @08:07PM (#15032508)
There is no documented way to read cyphertext. I am SURE some manufacturer specific commands exist. But they will likely be undocumented, model-specific, and may be locked away behind a manufacturer key
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