diff --git a/rust/pv_core/src/confidential.rs b/rust/pv_core/src/confidential.rs
index 0e8e6f96..1c5aa8e0 100644
--- a/rust/pv_core/src/confidential.rs
+++ b/rust/pv_core/src/confidential.rs
@@ -13,28 +13,35 @@ pub trait Zeroize {
 }
 
 // Automatically impl Zeroize for u8 arrays
-impl<const COUNT: usize> Zeroize for [u8; COUNT] {
+impl<T: Default, const COUNT: usize> Zeroize for [T; COUNT] {
     /// Reliably overwrites the given buffer with zeros,
     /// by performing a volatile write followed by a memory barrier
     fn zeroize(&mut self) {
-        // SAFETY: given buffer(self) has the correct (compile time) size
-        unsafe { std::ptr::write_volatile(self, [0u8; COUNT]) };
+        let mut dst = self.as_mut_ptr();
+        for _ in 0..self.len() {
+            // SAFETY:
+            // * Array allocated len elements continuously
+            // * dst points always to a valid location
+            unsafe {
+                std::ptr::write_volatile(dst, T::default());
+                dst = dst.add(1);
+            }
+        }
         std::sync::atomic::compiler_fence(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
     }
 }
 
-impl Zeroize for Vec<u8> {
+impl<T: Default> Zeroize for Vec<T> {
     /// Reliably overwrites the given buffer with zeros,
     /// by overwriting the whole vector's capacity with zeros.
     fn zeroize(&mut self) {
-        // TODO use `volatile_set_memory` when stabilized
         let mut dst = self.as_mut_ptr();
         for _ in 0..self.capacity() {
             // SAFETY:
             // * Vec allocated at least capacity elements continuously
             // * dst points always to a valid location
             unsafe {
-                std::ptr::write_volatile(dst, 0);
+                std::ptr::write_volatile(dst, T::default());
                 dst = dst.add(1);
             }
         }
@@ -116,3 +123,49 @@ impl<C: Zeroize> Drop for Confidential<C> {
         self.0.zeroize();
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+    struct DummyStruct([u32; 8]);
+
+    #[test]
+    fn array() {
+        let mut conf = Confidential::new([17; 42]);
+        assert_eq!(&[17; 42], conf.value());
+        conf.zeroize();
+        assert_eq!(&[0; 42], conf.value());
+
+        let mut conf2 = Confidential::new([DummyStruct([0x12u32; 8]), DummyStruct([0x24u32; 8])]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            &[DummyStruct([0x12u32; 8]), DummyStruct([0x24u32; 8])],
+            conf2.value()
+        );
+        conf2.zeroize();
+        assert_eq!(
+            &[DummyStruct([0x0u32; 8]), DummyStruct([0x0u32; 8])],
+            conf2.value()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vec() {
+        let mut conf = Confidential::new(vec![17; 42]);
+        conf.zeroize();
+        assert_eq!(&[0; 42], conf.value().as_slice());
+
+        let mut conf2 =
+            Confidential::new(vec![DummyStruct([0x12u32; 8]), DummyStruct([0x24u32; 8])]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            &[DummyStruct([0x12u32; 8]), DummyStruct([0x24u32; 8])],
+            conf2.value().as_slice()
+        );
+        conf2.zeroize();
+        assert_eq!(
+            &[DummyStruct([0x0u32; 8]), DummyStruct([0x0u32; 8])],
+            conf2.value().as_slice()
+        );
+    }
+}