From 996c6cbf02db3e92bff0b1a68dd0910a594efc15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PartialVolume Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:16:37 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md with new wipe methods Updated with Ones wipe & Ones verification. --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 56a0a0d..c4a8212 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ disks simultaneously. Nwipe can be found in many Linux distro repositories and t The user can select from a variety of recognised secure erase methods which include: -* Zero Fill - Fills the device with zeros, one round only. +* Fill With Zeros - Fills the device with zeros (0x00), one round only. +* Fill With Ones - Fills the device with ones (0xFF), one round only. * RCMP TSSIT OPS-II - Royal Candian Mounted Police Technical Security Standard, OPS-II * DoD Short - The American Department of Defense 5220.22-M short 3 pass wipe (passes 1, 2 & 7). * DoD 5220.22M - The American Department of Defense 5220.22-M full 7 pass wipe. * Gutmann Wipe - Peter Gutmann's method (Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory). * PRNG Stream - Fills the device with a stream from the PRNG. -* Verify only - This method only reads the device and checks that it is all zero. +* Verify Zeros - This method only reads the device and checks that it is filled with zeros (0x00). +* Verify Ones - This method only reads the device and checks that it is filled with ones (0xFF). * HMG IS5 enhanced - Secure Sanitisation of Protectively Marked Information or Sensitive Information It also includes the following pseudo random number generators: