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How to use the DoE overwrite standard compliant feature
of Shredit X
ShredIt X can be configured to comply with the US Department of Energy shredding standard.
- The US Department of Energy overwrite standard (DoE)
- The DoE approved procedure is to overwrite all locations 3 times - twice with a pseudorandom pattern, and then overwrite all locations with a known pattern.
- Since erasing with this standard requires 3 passes, it will take longer
- For more information, read the policy
"CLEARING, SANITIZATION, AND DESTRUCTION OF INFORMATION SYSTEM STORAGE MEDIA, MEMORY DEVICES, AND RELATED HARDWARE MANUAL"
[DOE M 205.1-2, ATTACHMENT 4, Overwriting]
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Requirements
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Instructions
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In the preferences, enable the DoE feature.
- From the “ShredIt X” menu, select “Preferences” and click on the "Settings" tab.
- Tick the "DoE" tick box.
- From the Final DoE Pattern, pick a final pattern
For further information on updating the preferences, refer to the "How to Install ShredIt X" section of the ShredIt X ReadMe (pdf)
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Notes
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- For more detailed information about ShredIt X for Mac OS X, refer to the
- The US Department of Energy overwrite standard (DoE)
- The DoE approved procedure is to overwrite all locations 3 times - twice with a pseudorandom pattern, and then overwrite all locations with a known pattern.
- Since erasing with this standard requires 3 passes, it will take longer
- For more information, read the policy
"CLEARING, SANITIZATION, AND DESTRUCTION OF INFORMATION SYSTEM STORAGE MEDIA, MEMORY DEVICES, AND RELATED HARDWARE MANUAL"
[DOE M 205.1-2, ATTACHMENT 4, Overwriting]
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