Darik’s Boot and Nuke – hard drive eraser and data clearing utility

Darik’s Boot and Nuke (“DBAN”) is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers.

DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.

DBAN is a means of ensuring due diligence in computer recycling, a way of preventing identity theft if you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation of viruses and spyware.

Features include:

• Wipe Methods:
  • Quick Erase.
  • Canadian RCMP TSSIT OPS-II Standard Wipe.
  • American DoD 5220-22.M Standard Wipe.
  • Gutmann Wipe.
  • PRNG Stream Wipe.
• Enhancements:
  • 8/33/137 gigabyte disk size BIOS limit fix.
  • Fast PRNG (Mersenne Twister).
  • Entropy Seeding.
  • Verification.
  • Logging.
• Hardware Drivers:
  • Controllers: XT, IDE, PATA, SATA, SCSI.
  • Consoles: Serial, HGA, VGA.
  • Buses: ISA, MCA, PCI.

Website: sourceforge.net/projects/dban
Support:
Developer: Darik Horn
License: GNU General Public License

DBAN is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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