This post gives some hints about how to erase a storage device securely. That means that data that was stored in the past on that device cannot be retrieved by any mean.
Deletion Methods
As a general rule, experts say that you need to erase the disk at low level at least 7 times.
Deletion Methods:
- Quick erase. 1 step
- RCMP TSSIT OPS-II. 8 steps. RCMP is the acronym for Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- DoD Short. Quick deletion in 3 steps
- DoD 5220.22-M. 7 steps.
- Gutmann Wipe. 35 steps
- PRNG Stream. 4 or 8 steps.
Deletion Tools
Deletion tools featured on this post:
- OLVIDO
- DBAN
OLVIDO
OLVIDO is a tool developed by the National Crytographic Center of Spain (CCN, from the Spanish Centro Critológico Nacional).
OLVIDO is available for Windows OS.
DBAN
DBAN (Darik’s Boot and Nuke) is a popular deletion tool.
DBAN is intended for personal use only.