Acronis Drive Cleanser 6.0 - User Guide - Manual (Page 7)

Guaranteed destruction of confidential information: standards
The Acronis DriveCleanser application offers the guaranteed destruction of
confidential information on hard magnetic disks with the help of special
algorithms.
Acronis DriveCleanser algorithms guarantee compliance with most known
national standards:
(1) American: U.S. Standard, DoD 5220.22-M;
(2) American: NAVSO P-5239-26 (RLL);
(3) American: NAVSO P-5239-26 (MFM);
(4) German: VSITR;
(5) Russian: GOST P50739-95.
Besides algorithms corresponding to national standards, Acronis
DriveCleanser supports predefined algorithms proposed by well-known and
authoritative specialists in the field of information security:
(6) Peter Gutmann algorithm – data on hard disk is destroyed with 35
passes;
(7) Bruce Schneier algorithm – data is destroyed with 7 passes.
The Acronis DriveCleanser also supports simple but fast algorithms for
information destruction that provide a single hard disk pass with all sectors
zeroed.
The major feature of the Acronis DriveCleanser Deluxe version is the
opportunity for you to create your own algorithms for data destruction.
Detailed information on data destruction standards is given in Appendix A.
«Hard Disk Wiping algorithms» to the current Guide.
Software usage conditions
The conditions for Acronis DriveCleanser software usage are described in the
«License agreement», included with this package. The supplied registration
card is the confirmation of your legal purchase and usage of Acronis
DriveCleanser on your system. Each registration card has its own unique
registration number.
Under current legislation the «License agreement» is considered a contract
between a user (you) and a software manufacturer (Acronis, Inc.). The
contract has legal effect and its violation may entail a court examination.
Illegal use and/or distribution of this software will be prosecuted.
6 Introduction