For different types of use, HDShredder offers a selection of deletion methods to be applied.
This category is designed for a simple and secure deletion. It allows you to start the deletion procedure quickly and easily without needing additional detailed technical knowledge, instead only according to the time and security factors. Therefore, three deletion methods are offered in this category.
This deletion method offers the highest achievable deletion speed with only one run. This method alone prevents data from being easily read or recovered by conventional data recovery software.
For technical reasons, the security against laboratory-based data recovery increases with each number of deletion passes performed. This deletion method combines the benefit of high security with a reasonable runtime.
This deletion method provides internationally approved security to prevent the recovery of deleted data, which cannot even be retrieved by a special data recovery laboratory. For this reason, this 7-run method takes longer to perform the deletion.
This category allows you to perform the deletion according to an international standard. This category is specifically designed to fulfil a certain deletion standard needed by the user, either for themselves or for their clients. The deletion will be performed according to the chosen standard.
| Standard | Passes | Country | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| VSITR | 7 | Germany | Bundesministerium des Innern – German department of the interior |
| BSI-GSB | 3 | Germany | Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik |
| ACSI 33 | 16 | Australia | Communications-Electronic Security Instruction |
| AFSSI 5020 | 4 | USA | Air Force System Security Instruction |
| AR380-19 | 3 | USA | Army Regulation – Information Systems Security |
| DoD5200.28M | 3 | USA | Department of Defense – ADP Security Manual |
| DoD5220.22M | 4 | USA | Department of Defense – National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) |
| NCSC-TG-025 | 3 | USA | National Computer Security Center – Technical Guideline |
| HMG IS5 (Baseline) | 2 | Great Britain | British Government |
| HMG IS5 (Enhanced) | 4 | Great Britain | British Government |
| GOST P50739-95 | 2 | Russia | Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology |
| RCMP TSSIT OPS-II | 7 | Canada | Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| The Schneier Method | 7 | USA | Security expert |
| The Pfitzner Method | 33 | Germany | Conference of Data Security Officials |
| The Gutmann Method | 35 | New Zealand | University of Auckland |
This category allows you to define the deletion method in detail. Only a few steps are necessary to define your own deletion method in order to customize the deletion to your individual requirements.