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by Slartie 2268 days ago
AFAIK the T2 is also the SSD controller in Apple's architecture, meaning it speaks directly to the NAND. So it should not be necessary for data to first go to the CPU, then to the T2 for decryption - the T2 can transparently decrypt and encrypt while doing the job of offering block-device-level access to the flash chips.