[Winpt-users] Preferences WinPt

[djek]

Alexander Mueller wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I use WinPT 1.1.0.
> Who can tell me the function in the WinPT Preferences.
> Nothing to find about it in the new winpt-intro-1.1.1.pdf.
> 
> "Select wipe mode" 'Simple|DoD|Gutmann'
> and
> what is the different in this 3 options 'Simple|DoD|Gutmann'?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_remanence#Standard_patterns_for_purging
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_wiping#How_it_works
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutmann_method

So I guess Simple is a 1 time pattern overwriting
DoD is a 3 times pattern overwriting
and
Gutmann is a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 35 times pattern overwriting