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#32 Single Round PRNG only blanks

dban-1.0.7_i386
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2015-01-04
2008-04-30
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I wanted to overwrite my disk with a single pass of random data. So I choose 1 round of PRNG and was very surprised to find my disk zeroed.

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  • Darik Horn

    Darik Horn - 2008-07-17

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    All DBAN 1.0.7 methods, except the TSSIT, leave the disk blanked.

    This behavior is by design because auditors are upset by non-empty disks, and some random patterns can confuse disk partitioning software.

    I will verify this behavior before the next beta release and then close this ticket.

     
  • Darik Horn

    Darik Horn - 2008-07-17
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