Gutmann method
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gutmann-method-162-12230281
title:
Gutmann method
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The Gutmann method is an algorithm for securely erasing the contents of computer hard disk drives, such as files. Devised by Peter Gutmann and Colin Plumb and presented in the paper Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory in July 1996, it involved writing a series of 35 patterns over the region to be erased. The selection of patterns assumes that the user does not know the encoding mechanism used by the drive, so it includes patterns designed specifically for three types of
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Algorithm for securely erasing computer hard drives
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutmann_method
date created:
2005-04-21T06:26:37Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T00:57:59Z
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