ATP Secure Erase initiates a block-by-block, data pattern write operation to systematically erase any trace of the original data on SSD’s or flash based storage devices. Secure erase is essentially a series of data overwriting commands that provide “electronic data shredding” capability for flash products. There is no need to access the physical drive or to run complicated command procedures found in degaussing, or in the destruction of hard disk drives. The ATP software application ensures that the declassification becomes quicker, easier and more cost effective. Secure Erase is ideal for critical government and military applications with heightened security requirements.
ATP Secure Erase can also recover the file system architecture, such as FAT32, or NTFS. After the secure erase operation has been completed, ATP Secure Erase will automatically re-format the storage device into its original file system, either FAT32, or NTFS. If the storage device has no file system, ATP Secure Erase can create a NTFS system for the device. Ultimately, the storage device can be configured back to its original, ready-to-use format.
Moreover, ATP Secure Erase offers a diverse variety of secure erase protocols, as following:
| Protocols/Methods |
Secure Erase Level |
Erase Only
Simply erase all existing data on disk and overwrite with 0×00 |
1 |
DoD 5220.22-M
Erase and overwrite disk with one Hex character (0×00 to 0×ff in setting.) Then erase again |
2 |
NAVSO P-5239-26
Erase and overwrite with random characters twice on disk |
3 |
Random Erasing I
Erase all fill all blocks in disk.with random characters |
3 |
Random Erasing II
Erase all existing data on disk. Then,fill all disk with random characters N(1~99)times |
3 |
Manual 130-2
Erase and overwrite disk with random characters twice. Then,erase and overwrite with one Hex character(0×00 to 0×ff in setting) |
5 |
IREC(IRIG) 106
Erase and overwrite with 0×55 then 0×AA on dsik |
6 |
| USA-AF AFSSI 5020Erase and overwrite with 0×00.Erase and overwrite with 0×ff. Then,erase and overwrite with random characters on disk |
8 |
| NISPOMSUPErase and overwrite with one Hex character(0×00 to 0×ff in setting) and its complment. Then,fill with random characters |
9 |
| USA-Army 380-19Erase and overwrite with andom characters on dsik. Then,erase and overwrite with one Hex character (0×00 to 0×ff in setting)and its complment |
9 |
