Next, I identified the device corresponding to the drive in question: $ ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb* Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1). 137063 files and directories currently installed.) Selecting previously unselected package nwipe. Get:1 focal/universe amd64 nwipe amd64 0.26-1 The following NEW packages will be installed:Ġ upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 104 not upgraded.Īfter this operation, 104 kB of additional disk space will be used.

On Ubuntu, I was able to simply use apt to install it: $ sudo apt install nwipe Installation was super simple as most Linux distributions have a package available for nwipe. This time, however, I decided to try nwipe, a tool that’s based on DBAN but runs on existing Linux distribution. In the past, I had used the excellent Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN), but that requires a dedicated system to run the process. Before I allow drives to leave my possession for replacement or disposal/recycling, I always securely erase the drive to ensure none of my data ends up in anyone else’s hands. The drive is still under warranty, and I will be sending it back to the manufacturer for replacement. Thankfully no data was lost because I am using two parity drives. If you are not the original owner of this drive, and that owner has no claim to it, you might still be responsible for the drive data.Recently, I had a drive failure on my ZFS pool. Seagate is not responsible for lost user data or data remaining on the drive after erase.NVMe SSDs take 1 hour per terabyte per pass.Sanitize Cypto, Revert, and RevertSP (PSID) take at most 2 minutes.

Overwrite commands take longer to implement.

Overwrite commands comply with the Lot 9 data deletion regulation providing 'the effective erasure of all traces of existing data from a data storage device, overwriting the data completely in such a way that access to the original data, or parts of them, becomes infeasible for a given level of effort.' Command duration:.Not all commands provide data overwriting.All commands comply with ISO 27040 and NIST 800-88 Standards.The Secure Data Deletion process must be allowed to complete to be effective and to avoid inadvertent data or drive issues.

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