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In one embodiment, the write data pipeline includes a media encryption module that receives the one or more data packets from the packetizer and encrypts the one or more data packets using an encryption key unique to the solid-state storage device prior to sending the data packets to the ECC generator and the read data pipeline includes a media decryption module that receives one or more encrypted requested data packets from the ECC correction module and decrypts the one or more requested data packets using the encryption key unique to the solid-state storage device prior to sending the one or more requested data packets to the depacketizer. In another embodiment, the media encryption module encrypts a first data packet with the encryption key unique to the solid-state storage device and passes on a second data packet to the ECC generator without encryption.

Added by DJM 3 2021