Be able to use 0x00 or 0xFF in the DBAN zero fill system

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#78 Be able to use 0x00 or 0xFF in the DBAN zero fill system

Status: open

Owner: nobody

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Priority: 5

Updated: 2016-04-01

Created: 2010-09-23

Creator: Mellon Foster

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To have a 0xFF fill method option for the zero-fill DBAN method

(To be able to zero fill AND 0xFF fill a drive)

Discussion

Raccoon - 2016-04-01

I prefer 0x55 and 0xAA for alternating bits. 01010101 and 10101010

Would be nice if DBAN also verified these writes with a read pass, to test the integrety of the drive for re-use or disposal.

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