How to Run Data Erasure Verification on Drives?
Using BitRaser® Drive Verifier
This deployment guide provides instructions for deploying the BitRaser Drive Verifier software. It allows ITADs, refurbishers, and recyclers to accurately verify the success or failure of the data erasure process on devices such as HDDs, SSDs, NVMe, laptops, PCs, and desktops. The R2V3 standard Appendix B requires certified ITAD companies to perform erasure verification of drives on 5% of all processed IT assets.
Data Erasure Verification is also a pre-requisite under various other recycling industry standards and certifications like e-Stewards, NAID AAA (National Association for Information Destruction), & ADISA (Asset Disposal and Information Security Alliance).
BitRaser Drive Verifier software is available to perform Erasure Verification via USB on locations with and without the Internet. Additionally, the tool can be deployed over a network through PXE boot.
In this deployment guide, we will run the Cloud variant of BitRaser Drive Verifier software on a pre-erased laptop to scan the drive for any data remnants.
For ease of navigation, this guide has been bifurcated into 3 stages:
Stage 1: Download BitRaser Drive Verifier & Create a Bootable USB
Stage 2: Perform Data Erasure Verification
Follow these instructions to download and create a BitRaser bootable USB in less than 5 minutes:
- Step 1: Use the login credentials received in the mail post-purchase of the software to access BitRaser Cloud Console.
Navigate to the ‘Download BitRaser’ section located on the left panel and click on ‘BitRaser Drive Verifier ISO’ to download it. (Refer to Image 1)
Image 1: Download BitRaser Drive Verifier Software
- Step 2: Use the free third-party utility Rufus to create a BitRaser bootable USB. Connect a blank USB to a computer and initialize Rufus. Select the downloaded BitRaser ISO file and click ‘START’ to begin the process. For detailed instructions, refer to the KB: How to Create a Bootable USB with Rufus?
Once the process is completed, a tamper-proof erasure verification report will be generated and automatically uploaded to your BitRaser Cloud account.
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