User:JohnAlbertRigali/Sandbox/Comparison of data erasing software

This is a list of data-erasing utilities.

Name	Link	Publisher	Operating system(s)	Interface(s)	License type(s)	Notes
Active@ ERASER	ext link	LSoft Technologies (ext link)	Windows, OS-independent (MS-DOS), ^{[Notes 1]} OS-independent (Windows) ^{[Notes 1]}	Windows: graphical OS-independent (MS-DOS): text-mode OS-independent (Windows): graphical	Proprietary	demo version available for download
Active@ KillDisk	ext link	LSoft Technologies (ext link)	Windows, MS-DOS, OS-independent (MS-DOS) ^{[Notes 1]}	Windows: graphical, MS-DOS: text-mode, OS-independent: text-mode	Proprietary	demo version available for download
Active@ ZDelete	ext link	LSoft Technologies (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Proprietary	demo version available for download
Active@ ZDelete.NET	ext link	LSoft Technologies (ext link)	Windows, OS-independent (MS-DOS) ^{[Notes 1]}	Windows: graphical, OS-independent: ?	Proprietary	demo version available for download
ArchiCrypt Shredder	ext link	ArchiCrypt International (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Proprietary
Autoclave	ext link	Josh Larios (ext link) (for University of Washington)	OS-independent (Linux) ^{[Notes 1]}	?	Free software	support ended March 3, 2005 ^[1]
BCWipe	int link	Jetico (ext link)	Windows Unix Mac OS OS-independent	Windows: graphical Mac OS X: graphical Unix: command-line OS-independent: text-mode	Proprietary
Blancco	ext link: PC Edition ext link: Server Edition ext link: Data Centre Edition ext link: Mobile Edition ext link: Flash Media Edition ext link: SPARC Edition	Blancco	PC Edition: OS-independent ^{[Notes 1]} Server Edition: OS-independent ^{[Notes 1]} Data Centre Edition: ? Mobile Edition: iOS, inlineAndroid, BlackBerry OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile Flash Media Edition: Windows SPARC Edition: SPARC-supporting operating systems	PC Edition: ? Server Edition: ? Data Centre Edition: ? Mobile Edition: ? Flash Media Edition: ? SPARC Edition: ?	Proprietary	Data Centre Edition interfaces with Blancco Management Console (ext link)
CBL Data Shredder	int link	CBL Data Recovery Technologies (ext link)	Windows, MS-DOS, OS-independent ^{[Notes 1]}	?	Free software
Compliance Suite	ext link	CyberScrub (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Proprietary
cyberCide	ext link	CyberScrub (ext link)	OS-independent ^{[Notes 1]}	text-mode	Proprietary
Darik’s Boot and Nuke (aka DBAN)	int link	Darik Horn (for GEEP EDS)	OS-independent (Linux) ^{[Notes 1]}	?	Free software
Data Sanitizer	ext link	Disk Doctors (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Proprietary
Disc Wipe Utility	ext link	Jason "nekkidbob" Crawford (ext link)	Unix, Windows	?	Open source
Disk Redactor	ext link	CEZEO Software (ext link)	Windows	graphical, command-line	Free software
Disk Utility	int link	Apple	Mac OS	graphical, command-line	Proprietary part of Mac OS
Disk Wipe	ext link	DTI Data	?	?	Proprietary
Disk Wipe		?	?	?	?
EASIS Data Eraser	ext link	EASIS Technologies (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Proprietary
ErAce	ext link	Eraser Team (ext link)	OS-independent (Linux)	graphical	Free
Eraser	ext link	Eraser Team (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Open source
EraserDrop Portable	ext link	Eraser Team (ext link) and PortableApps.com	Windows	graphical	Open source
File Shredder	ext link: PC Edition ext link: Server Edition ext link: Proactive Edition ext link: LUN Eraser	Blancco	PC Edition: Windows Server Edition: Windows (Server) Proactive Edition: Windows (Server) LUN Eraser: Cross-platform (Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, various Linux iterations)	PC Edition: ? Server Edition: ? Proactive Edition: ? LUN Eraser: ?	Proprietary
File Shredder	ext link	WipeSoft or Pow Tools (ext link)	Windows	?	Free software
Freeraser	ext link	Codyssey (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Free software
HDDerase (aka Secure Erase)	int link	University of California San Diego Center for Magnetic Recording Research (ext link)	OS-independent (MS-DOS), ^{[Notes 1]} MS-DOS	command-line	Free software
Master Shredder	ext link	InterCrypto (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Proprietary	trial version available for download
nwipe Secure Disk Eraser	ext link	Andrew Beverley (ext link)	Linux	text-mode	Open source	bundled with Parted Magic
Overwrite	ext link	Salvatore “antirez” Sanfilippo (ext link)	Unix	?	GPL
PC INSPECTOR e-maxx	ext link	CONVAR (ext link)	OS-independent (MS-DOS) ^{[Notes 1]}	command-line	Free software
Privacy Suite	ext link	CyberScrub (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Proprietary
ProtectStar Data Shredder	ext link: Standard Edition ext link: Pro Edition ext link: Military Edition ext link: Server Edition ext link: Military Server Edition	ProtectStar (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Proprietary
ProtectStar iShredder	ext link	ProtectStar (ext link)	iOS	graphical	Proprietary
Roadkil’s Disk Wipe	ext link	“Roadkil” (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Free software
SDelete	ext link	Sysinternals (now Winternals)	Windows	command-line	Free software
Secure Delete	ext link	Object Media (ext link)	Windows	graphical	Free software
shred	int link	GNU Project	Unix	command-line	GPL	included in GNU Core Utilities
srm (aka secure rm and Secure Remove)	int link	Dirk Jagdmann (ext link), ”Null Pointer” (ext link)	Unix (including Mac OS X and Linux)	command-line	Open source
Wipe	ext link	Tom “Nester” Vier (ext link)^{[dead link]}	Linux	?	Open source
WipeDrive	ext link	White Canyon Software (ext link)	"plain" edition: Windows, Mac OS SystemSaver edition: Windows, Mac OS PRO edition: Windows, Mac OS, SPARC-supporting operating systems	"plain" edition: ? SystemSaver edition: ? PRO edition: ?	Proprietary
Zilla Data Nuker		ZillaSoft (ext link)^{[dead link]}	?	?	?

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l This program does not run in the context of the operating system and maintains a pre-boot execution environment of its own.

References

^ Larios, Josh (March 3, 2005). "Autoclave End Of Life Notice". University of Washington. Retrieved December 22, 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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