Micron® 5300 SSD: Security Features
The Micron 5300 Self-Encrypting
Drive: Solid and Secure
The Micron© 5300 SSD is available in models that include
Micron’s solid, secure firmware features plus 256-bit hardware
encryption that follows the Trusted Computing Group’s Security
Subsystem Class (SSC) Enterprise specification for storage
devices for servers, data centers and enterprise applications.
The Micron 5300 self-encrypting drive, or “SED,” supports three
modes of encryption protection, each operating with the drive’s
on-board AES-256 encryption engine:
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TCG Enterprise1: Provides a higher level of security and
manageability than ATA Security. It supports the industry
standard from TCG, with the capability to manage multiple
passwords and encryption keys for each drive.
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TCG Opal1: Supports pre-boot authentication (OS-range
unlocking for boot-up) and other TCG Opal-specific features.
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ATA Security: Provides basic protection by locking access to the
drive using the ATA password, most frequently set and
managed by the host system BIOS or UEFI.
Micron 5300 SEDs meet industry standards set by TCG.
Encryption is implemented in XTS mode, improving upon
previously deployed Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) modes.
Key Benefits
Secure Firmware
Incorporates secure digital signatures
and boot-time attestation, which help
to protect storage devices against low-level
attacks.
Advanced Encryption
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit hardware
encryption engine (XTS mode) allows encryption of
data at rest with no loss of performance.
Standards-Based Security
TCG Security Subsystem Class (SSC) Enterprise and
TCG Opal compliance for SSDs in the enterprise and
data center.
Instant Scramble Erase
A complete sanitization of data on the SSD, capable of
completion in under two seconds, simplifying device
retirement or redeployment.
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Micron 5300 Self-Encrypting Drives: Features and Functions
Micron 5300 SED Part Numbers2
Micron 5300 TCG-E
Part Number
Micron 5300 TCG Opal
Part Number
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Micron 5300 SSDs with TCG Enterprise encryption: These SEDs implement hardware
encryption for your data drives while delivering the performance and endurance
modern data centers require.
1. For additional details about the Trusted Computing Group, visit www.trustedcomputinggroup.org.
2. ATA Security does not require a specific 5300 part number.
3. Unformatted. 1GB = 1 billion bytes. Formatted capacity is less.
Micron 5300 SSD with TCG Opal encryption: These SEDs are well suited for server
and storage platform boot-up. A TCG Opal drive provides pre-boot authentication
(PBA) for secure server password entry before the OS boot process starts.
ATA security is a basic security mode providing protection by locking access to the drive
using the ATA password, most frequently set and managed by the host system BIOS or
UEFI. Only one password is supported, which is used to “wrap” the encryption key.