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Darik's Boot and Nuke

Darik's Boot and Nuke, also known as DBAN /ˈdiːbæn/, is a freemium software hosted on SourceForge. The program is designed to securely erase a hard disk until its data is permanently removed and no longer recoverable, which is achieved by overwriting the data with pseudorandom numbers generated by Mersenne Twister or ISAAC. The Gutmann method, Quick…

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Available in
English
Developer
Darik Horn
License
GPLv2
Operating system
Linux
Platform
x86
Stable release
2.3.0 / June 4, 2015 (2015-06-04)

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Darik's Boot and Nuke

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Available in · 1
Darik's Boot and Nuke → English
Developer · 1
Darik's Boot and Nuke → Darik Horn
License · 1
Darik's Boot and Nuke → GPLv2
Operating system · 1
Darik's Boot and Nuke → Linux
Platform · 1
Darik's Boot and Nuke → x86
Stable release · 1
Darik's Boot and Nuke → 2.3.0 / June 4, 2015 (2015-06-04)
Type · 1
Darik's Boot and Nuke → Secure erase
Website · 1
Darik's Boot and Nuke → sourceforge.net/projects/dban/

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dban hard data erase sourceforge linux x86 also disk drives systems website darik's boot nuke system software program drive nwipe

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Darik's Boot and NukeAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
Darik's Boot and NukeDeveloperDarik Horn1.00infobox
Darik's Boot and NukeLicenseGPLv21.00infobox
Darik's Boot and NukeOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
Darik's Boot and NukePlatformx861.00infobox
Darik's Boot and NukeStable release2.3.0 / June 4, 2015 (2015-06-04)1.00infobox
Darik's Boot and NukeTypeSecure erase1.00infobox
Darik's Boot and NukeWebsitesourceforge.net/projects/dban/1.00infobox

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