Bruce Schneier data wipe question

Hello everybody

I want to wipe a hard drive with Bruce Schneier's method. I want to do it by creating a bootable disc that will not require the operating system on the hard drive for it (the bootable disc) to work.

The standard Darik's Boot and Nuke does not offer Bruce Schneier's method. I have not been able to find a custom version of DBAN that offers Bruce Schneier's method.

"Active@ KillDisk" offers Bruce Schneier's method but only if I pay money. I am not wanting to pay money to do this.


Somebody please show me some free software that will do the job for me, thank you

Yes.
This is free: EASIS Data Eraser
Go here: EASIS Data Eraser

nunzio said:

Yes.
This is free: EASIS Data Eraser
Go here: EASIS Data Eraser

Hi,

I already came across that software.

I have now downloaded and installed it. Where is the OS-independent bootdisc .ISO that I am needing?

Caledon Ken said:

You can use diskwipe available at diskwipe.org Meets DOD standard.

It is portable so no installation required.

For a boot disk you can use this.

Downloads - Win14393PESE-X64 - ToolsLib

Hi,

Thank you for your input.

I specifically am looking for a boot disc utility that offers Bruce Schneier's method.

Does the boot disc you linked to offer that? I already wasted an expensive disc on a free version boot disc that only had overwrite with 0s. I am too busy to check on a Virtual Machine

Caledon Ken said:

No the boot disk does not offer that. It offers you a working OS. Then as Diskwipe is portable you plug in USB Thumdrive and execute.

If you want make a bootable USB follow this.

Win 10 reset


You must be using archival disks, most dvd's are cheap.

USB method will take fifteen minutes to create. Doubt very much you will find a boot disk with that routine for free.

I only have high-spec Verbatim discs lying around, unfortunately no USB sticks! (Weird, I know)


Oh okay. I understand now. I have a bootable Linux distro on a disc somewhere, I will try to use that and an SD card with a disk wipe program on the SD card. If that works it will save me a disc.

Thank you for your input

This article mentions some programs which have or use the method:
Schneier Method (Data Sanitization Method)