Active@ KillDisk Linux Console is an easy-to use & compact utility that allows to sanitize storage media using more than 23 international data sanitizing standards. It erases permanently all data on Hard Disks, Camera Flash Cards & USB disks, SCSI storage & RAID disk arrays even in parallel mode (several disks at the same time).
Tiny and fast utility for any PC:
1.3MB storage space for executable
64MB RAM for execution
Bootable CD/USB to start from
What is Disk Erase? This process removes ALL data from a physical disk(s) or logical drive's surface... more
What is Disk Wipe? This is a process where all UNUSED data is removed from a logical drive's surface...more
| Features | Freeware | Professional |
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| True parallel erasing of several disks at the same time, independent sessions New! | ||
| Boot Disk Creator can pre-configure KillDisk startup using Command Line params New! | ||
| Universal Boot Disk Creator for CD/USB media for Windows, Linux & DOS targets New! | ||
| Fingerprint (date, erase method & status) can be placed to first disk's sector New! | ||
| Comments can be easily added to custom certificate for each erasing session New! | ||
| Latest Active@ Boot Disk Lite (WinPE-based) & Active@ LiveCD (Linux-based) New in Ultimate Pack! |
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| Linux-based boot disk (LiveCD) supports UEFI secure boot on x86 & x64 systems New in Ultimate Pack! |
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| User defined method can specify overwrite mask for each pass using hex symbols New! | ||
| Supports large-size disks (more than 4TB) & disks having 4kb sector size New! | ||
| Supports both MBR & GPT style disk partitioning | ||
| Certificate can be displayed after erase/wipe completion and saved as HTML | ||
| Erase/Wipe Certificate can be customized with a Logo and Technician info | ||
| Command line options added to support certificate and log file options | ||
| Securely overwrites and destroys all data on physical disks or logical partitions | ||
| Erases partitions, logical drives and unused disk space | ||
| Supports IDE / SATA / eSATA / external USB / SCSI hard disk drives | ||
| Supports Solid State Drives (SSD), LUN, RAID disk arrays | ||
| Supports fixed disks, USB Flash, Floppies, Zip drives, SanDisk & CompactFlash | ||
| Supports Batch mode (can be run from the Command Line with no user interaction) | ||
| Operates from any bootable media: USB disks or bootable CD/DVD/BD discs | ||
| Erasing report can be saved as a text file & exported in XML format | ||
| Support for previewing & wiping Apple HFS+, Linux Ext2/Ext3/Ext4, Unix UFS & exFAT | ||
| Scans NTFS/FAT/exFAT/HFS+/UFS/UDF/Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 volumes, displays files & folders | ||
| Data verification may be performed after erasing is completed | ||
| Built-in Hex Viewer allows you to inspect raw disk's sectors and file clusters | ||
| Displays detected physical disk's and partition information | ||
| Wipes out NTFS/FAT/exFAT/HFS+/ExtFs volumes from areas containing deleted and unused data | ||
| Wipes out free clusters (clusters not being used by file data) | ||
| Wipes out file slack space (unused bytes in the file's last cluster) | ||
| Wipes out deleted MFT records, Directory entries and other system records | ||
| Wipes out unused space in any MFT records and compressed clusters | ||
| Portability provided with settings stored in INI file instead of local registry | ||
| Option to save log & shutdown PC option after erase completed |
| Erases with one-pass zeros | ||
| Erases with one-pass random characters | ||
| Erases with user defined method, using specified number of passes and custom pattern (including hex values) for each pass New! | ||
| US Department of Defense 5220.22 M | ||
| US Department of Defense 5220.22 M (ECE) | ||
| US Department of Energy M205.1-2 New! | ||
| US Army AR380-19 | ||
| US Air Force 5020 | ||
| Navso P-5329-26 (MFM) | ||
| Navso P-5329-26 (RL) | ||
| NCSC-TG-025 | ||
| Canadian OPS-II | ||
| Canadian CSEC ITSG-06 New! | ||
| HMG IS5 Baseline | ||
| HMG IS5 Enhanced | ||
| German VISTR | ||
| Bruce Schneier | ||
| Gutmann's method | ||
| Russian GOST p50739-95 | ||
| NIST 800-88 1 standard | ||
| NIST 800-88 2 standard | ||
| NIST 800-88 3 standard |
