Data Erasure

The Certus Erasure module is a certified product that securely and permanently deletes data stored in laptops, PCs, servers, and storage environments, as well as external media devices (USB sticks and single drives). Each verified erasure provides a tamper-proof data erasure certificate, showing the following information:

  • Document ID
  • System Hardware
  • Storage Device
  • Erasure Statistics
  • Compliancy
  • S.M.A.R.T parameters
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Certus Software has the full infrastructure to ensure it is compliant with GDPR and NIST 800-88. It also meets national and global data protection regulations. Using Certus Software is a way of taking social responsibility, as this secure, cost effective, eco-friendly product makes it possible for IT equipment to safely be reused to help keep the planet green.

Can be implemented as

  • online
  • offline
  • pxe

Capabilities

Target devices
storage devices

Support HDD, SSD, USB

raid

Support RAID dismantling

binary

Support multiple block size drives

uefi legacy

Support UEFI & Legacy

simultaneously

Erase data permanently from multiple HDDs/SSDs simultaneously

interface

Support ATA, SATA, IDE, SCSI, FibreChannel, SAS, RAID, eMMC, M.2, NVMe

Usability
multilanguage

Multilingual

progress

Automate the erasure process

implementation

Implementation via API interface

kb layout

Most important keyboard layouts supported

screensaver

Screensaver showing the erasure progress during the process

hex

Hexviewer information for visual verification during the erasure process

Erasure process
verification

Define Verification Percentage

pattern

25 Different Erasure Patterns

unlock

Unfreeze all locked storage devices

hidden areas

Indentifies and erases hidden areas like HPA, DCO & remapped sectors

Reporting
fingeprint

Digital Fingerprint

certificate

Digitally-signed Certificate of Erasure

save

Save reports locally or send them to the Certus Erasure Web Manager

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