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Trying to Secure Erase NVM drive but failed with CMD_SEQ_ERROR: Below is a summary of what/how I am doing to perform the Secure Erase.

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user1737015
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The same error message was reported in nvme-cli issue #423. Developer Keith Busch explained:

According to spec, this error should mean your drive is security locked, and you need to unlock it first before running this media altering command. While the spec provides security send/receive commands, it does not define the security protocol so it will be implementation specific and likely require a vendor tool to unlock.

If the device implements a very common security protocol like TCG OPAL, a generic tool like https://github.com/Drive-Trust-Alliance/sedutil might be able to provide more information on its security implementation.

My ThinkPad T480s showed the same error and sedutil --query indicated the drive was locked (by interpreting its output based on a comment in the sedutil issue tracker). Unfortunately, the locking was managed by the firmware, and I was unable to disable it. If your situation is similar, you may want to consider using a vendor-supplied utility such as the ThinkPad Drive Erase Utility.

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