.TH "libnvme" 9 "enum nvme_cmd_format_ses" "February 2024" "API Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
enum nvme_cmd_format_ses \- Format NVM - Secure Erase Settings
.SH SYNOPSIS
enum nvme_cmd_format_ses {
.br
.BI "    NVME_FORMAT_SES_NONE"
, 
.br
.br
.BI "    NVME_FORMAT_SES_USER_DATA_ERASE"
, 
.br
.br
.BI "    NVME_FORMAT_SES_CRYPTO_ERASE"

};
.SH Constants
.IP "NVME_FORMAT_SES_NONE" 12
No secure erase operation requested.
.IP "NVME_FORMAT_SES_USER_DATA_ERASE" 12
User Data Erase: All user data shall be erased,
contents of the user data after the erase is
indeterminate (e.g. the user data may be zero
filled, one filled, etc.). If a User Data Erase
is requested and all affected user data is
encrypted, then the controller is allowed
to use a cryptographic erase to perform
the requested User Data Erase.
.IP "NVME_FORMAT_SES_CRYPTO_ERASE" 12
Cryptographic Erase: All user data shall
be erased cryptographically. This is
accomplished by deleting the encryption key.