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. DBAN prevents or thoroughly hinders all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis.
The development and support of the DBAN software project is funded in part by GEEP International. GEEP is the largest, the most efficient, and the most environmentally conscientious consumer electronics recycling company in North America.
For enterprise disk wiping solutions, use Enterprise Boot And Nuke, the commercially supported version of DBAN. EBAN has network booting and reporting, overwrites multiple drives simultaneously, has better server equipment compatibility, and captures serial numbers for compliance with SarBox, HIPAA, and FISMA.
Please let me know if you see DBAN discussed in a newspaper, television show, or other media outlet so that I can add the clipping to my book.
The PGP/GPG web of trust is important because it provides confidence in the integrity of the DBAN product signatures and other products. If you want your key signed, then arrange to meet me at the GEEP plant in Grand Prairie or the next Dallas Fark Party.
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DBAN is a fully supported product, but you must follow this protocol:
The fee for jumping the support queue and using the email support service is $10. All issues are handled by a developer.
Include this information if you ask a question or make a support request:
Contact us if you wish to purchase a support contract or a product warranty.
You are also welcome to call us directly if you have previously purchased a DBAN enhancement or customization, or if you have made a donation or other contribution to the DBAN project.
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Some of these vendors claim regulatory certification. If any of them are actually certified, then I would appreciate receiving a copy of the certificate and/or information about getting the same certification for DBAN.
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