BCWipe

BCWipe is a commercial data erasure utility for Windows and UNIX, developed by Jetico Inc.

Features

• Delete with wiping - permanently delete selected files through right-click context menu
• Transparent Wiping - securely wipes deleted or temporary files automatically on the fly
• Wipe free disk space
• Wipe Swap File
• Wipe File Slacks
• Wipe Empty Directory Entries
• Swap File Encryption
• Hexadecimal File Viewer
• BCWipe Task Manager

• The following wiping schemes are embedded in BCWipe:
  • U.S. DoD 5220.22-M(ECE) - 7 passes
  • U.S. DoD 5220.22-M(E) - 7 passes
  • DoE M 205.1-2 (U.S. Department of Energy standard) 3 passes
  • German VSITR standard
  • Bruce Schneier's recommended wiping scheme
  • Peter Gutmann method
  • One random pass

Additionally, the software includes the Wiping Scheme Editor utility to view and edit the number of wiping passes and binary patterns used at each pass. Wiping Scheme Editor has the capability to create complementary passes..

• BCWipe Total WipeOut can be run from a bootable disk (CD/DVD or USB thumb drive) to erase an entire hard drive, including boot records, filesystem structures and operating system files.

• BCWipe Enterprise allows IT Admins to remotely install, configure and manage BCWipe across all network workstations. BCWipe Enterprise features Enforcer for central administration and policy management with no end-user intervention.

Version History

See also

• Data remanence
• Data erasure
• File deletion

External links

• Jetico homepage
• BCWipe product page
• BCWipe Total WipeOut product page
• BCWipe Enterprise product page

References

• Schneier, Bruce (10 September 2009). "File Deletion". Schneier on Security. http://schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/09/file_deletion.html. 
• Schneier, Bruce (9 September 2009). "The battle is on against Facebook and co to regain control of our files". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/09/bruce-schneier-file-deletion. 
• "BCWipe - 5-Star Award, CNET Download.com". CNET Download.com. http://download.cnet.com/BCWipe/3000-2144_4-10009333.html. 
• Null, Christopher (11 October 2007). "How to Delete Files For Good". Yahoo! Tech. http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/50840. 
• Null, Christopher (9 October 2007). "Deleting Personal Information from Your PC". Yahoo! Tech. http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/50517. 
• Spector, Lincoln (30 April 2003). "Answer Line: Wipe Your Drive Clean of All Its Sensitive Data". PCWorld. http://www.pcworld.com/article/110338/answer_line_wipe_your_drive_clean_of_all_its_sensitive_data.html. 
• Spector, Lincoln (11 August 2004). "Ditching an Old Computer". PCWorld. http://www.pcworld.com/article/117330/ditching_an_old_computer.html. 
• Null, Christopher (2 September 2003). "The Best Software You're Not Using". PCWorld. http://www.pcworld.com/article/112028-2/the_best_software_youre_not_using.html. 
• "Disk Wiping – One Pass is Enough". Anti-Forensics. http://www.anti-forensics.com/disk-wiping-one-pass-is-enough. 
• "How to Permanently Remove Files from Your Hard Drive". wikiHow. http://www.wikihow.com/Permanently-Remove-Files-from-Your-Hard-Drive. 
• "Data Sanitization and Disposal Tools". Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.cmu.edu/iso/tools/data-sanitization-tools.html. 
• "Disk and Data Sanitization Policy and Guidelines". Stanford University. http://www.stanford.edu/group/security/securecomputing/data_destruction_guidelines.html.