Securely wipe disk media.
dskwipe [options] device(s) [byte(s)]
bytes can be one or more numbers between 0 to 255, use 0xNN for hexidecimal,
0NNN for octal, r for random bytes, default is 0
Options:
-l | --list List available devices and exit
-p | --passes n Wipe device n times (default is 1)
-d | --dod Wipe device using US DoD 5220.22-M method (3 passes)
-E | --doe Wipe device using US DoE method (3 passes)
-D | --dod7 Wipe device using US DoD 5200.28-STD method (7 passes)
-S | --schneier Wipe device using Bruce Schneier's method (7 passes)
-b | --bci Wipe device using German BCI/VSITR method (7 passes)
-g | --gutmann Wipe device using Peter Gutmann's method (35 passes)
-1 | --pseudo Use pseudo RNG (fast, not secure, this is the default)
-2 | --windows Use Windows RNG (slower, more secure)
-k | --kilobyte Use 1024 for kilobyte (default is 1000)
-y | --yes Start processing without waiting for confirmation
-x | --exit mode Exit Windows. mode can be: poweroff, shutdown, hibernate,
logoff, reboot, or standby.
-f | --force Force poweroff/shutdown/logoff/reboot (WARNING: DATA LOSS!)
-q | --quiet Display less information (-qq = quieter, etc.)
-z | --refresh n Refresh display every n seconds (default is 1)
-n | --sectors n Write n sectors at once (1-65535, default is 64)
-s | --start n Start at relative sector n (default is 0)
-e | --end n End at relative sector n (default is last sector)
-r | --read Only read the data on the device (DOES NOT WIPE!)
-i | --ignore Ignore certain read/write errors
-v | --version Show version and copyright information and quit
-? | --help Show this help message and quit (-?? = more help, etc.)
dskwipe -l & lists devices, and exit
dskwipe \\.\PhysicalDrive1 & erase disk once using the byte 0
dskwipe \Device\Ramdisk 1 & erase disk once using the byte 1
dskwipe \Device\Ramdisk 0 255 & erase disk twice using bytes 0 then 255
dskwipe --dod \Device\Ramdisk & erase disk using DoD 5220.22-M method
dskwipe \Device\Ramdisk 0 0xff r & same as --dod (bytes 0, 255, weak random)
dskwipe -p 2 \Device\Ramdisk 0 1 & erase disk 4 times using bytes 0/1/0/1
dskwipe -p 2 --dod \Device\Ramdisk & erase disk twice using DoD method
dskwipe -1 \Device\Ramdisk r r & erase disk twice using weak RNG
dskwipe -2 \Device\Ramdisk r r r r & erase disk four times using strong RNGHere are some device names that have worked for me:
\\.\PhysicalDrive0
\\.\c:
\device\harddisk0\partition0
\device\harddisk0\partition1
\device\floppy0
\device\ramdisk
To verify a release, download the .zip, .sha256, and .asc files for the release (replacing dskwipe-1.1-win32.zip with the release you are verifying):
$ wget https://github.com/rasa/dskwipe/releases/download/v1.1/dskwipe-1.1-win32.zip{,.sha256,.asc}
Next, check that sha256sum reports "OK":
$ sha256sum -c dskwipe-1.1-win32.zip.sha256
dskwipe-1.1-win32.zip: OK
Lastly, check that GPG reports "Good signature":
$ gpg --keyserver hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 0x105a5225b6ab4b22
$ gpg --verify dskwipe-1.1-win32.zip.asc dskwipe-1.1-win32.zip
gpg: using RSA key 0xFF914F74B4BB6EF3
gpg: Good signature from "Ross Smith II <ross@smithii.com>" [ultimate]
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To contribute to this project, please see CONTRIBUTING.md.
To view existing bugs, or report a new bug, please see issues.
To view the version history for this project, please see CHANGELOG.md.
This project is MIT licensed.
This project was created and is maintained by Ross Smith II
Feedback, suggestions, and enhancements are welcome.