Darik's Boot and Nuke

Infobox_Software
name = Darik's Boot and Nuke

caption =


developer = Darik Horn
latest_release_version = 1.0.7
latest_release_date = August 13, 2006
operating_system =
genre = Secure erase
license = GNU General Public License
website = [http://dban.sourceforge.net/ dban.sourceforge.net]

Darik's Boot and Nuke (commonly known as DBAN) is an open source project hosted on Sourceforge. The program is designed to securely erase a hard disk until data is permanently removed and no longer recoverable, which is achieved by overwriting the data with random numbers generated by Mersenne twister (a PRNG). The Gutmann method is included with DBAN.

DBAN can be booted from a floppy disk, CD, or USB flash drive and it is based on Linux. It supports IDE, SCSI and SATA hard drives. DBAN can be configured to automatically wipe every hard disk on a system that it sees, making it very useful for an unattended data destruction scenarios. DBAN exists for Intel x86 and PowerPC systems, making it usable on virtually any Windows, Linux, or Macintosh system.

DBAN, like other methods of data destruction, is suitable for use prior to computer recycling for personal or commercial situations, such as donating or selling a computer. In the case of malware infection, DBAN can be used before returning a disk to production.

The DBAN project is partially funded and supported by GEEP, an electronics and e-waste recycling company. [ [http://www.dban.org/about About DBAN] ]

ee also

* Data erasure
* Data remanence
* File deletion

External links

* [http://dban.sourceforge.net/ Project Page]
* [http://freshmeat.net/projects/dban/ Freshmeat page]
* [http://www.geepglobal.com/ GEEP Global]

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