Certus Erasure Hardware Products

For on-site data erasure in Data Centres and IT facilities, we have developed professional, easy-to-use hardware products to make erasing data on storage systems a simple process. This can be applied to both mass erasure and loose drives.

Each verified erasure provides a tamper-proof data erasure certificate, showing the following information:

Document ID
Storage Device
Erasure Statistics
Compliancy
S.M.A.R.T parameters

Certus Software has the full infrastructure to ensure it is compliant with GDPR and NIST 800-88. It also meets national and global data protection regulations.

Using Certus Software is a way of taking social responsibility, as this secure, cost effective, eco-friendly product makes it possible for IT equipment to safely be reused to help keep the planet green.

Capabilities

Support HDD, SSD

Digitally-signed Certificate of Erasure

Erase data permanently from multiple HDDs/SSDs simultaneously

Support SATA, SAS technologies

Support RAID dismantling

Define Verification Percentage

Save reports locally or send them to the Certus Erasure Web Manager

Implementation via API interface

19 Different Erasure Patterns

LED notification for defective devices

Screensaver showing the erasure progress during the process

Automate the erasure process

Support multiple block size drives

Unfreeze all locked storage devices

Hexviewer information for visual verification during the erasure process

Support UEFI & Legacy

Digital Fingerprint

Indentifies and erases hidden areas like HPA, DCO & remapped sectors

Most important keyboard layouts supported

Multilingual

Single Drive Erasure Rack

An universal hardware solution to erase multiple HDDs simultaneously in 19” racks using a hot-plug hard drive unit. Independent, plug and play, ready to use data erasure machinery.

Advantages

Will be delivered with Certus Erasure for Storage Devices and Certus Erasure Web Manager pre-installed
Plug and Play (possible to take drives in and out during the erasure process)
Enables data erasure on up to 12, 24 or 36 SAS, SATA and SSD 2.5/3.5 inch hard drives at once
Shock isolated flight case to have a mobile solution that can be safely shipped anywhere around the world. Unlock the front and rear cover from the case, and you’re up and running in minutes (optional)
Can be used online or offline

Requirements

Monitor (at least 1024×768 resolution)
Keyboard and Mouse
One USB port
Network Interface Card (wired) – not required when running offline, standalone mode.
HASP key (when running in offline mode)

Storage Enclosure Erasure Unit

An universal hardware solution for erasing storage enclosure drives from NetApp, DELL EMC, HP, Hitachi and IBM storage systems without taking the drives out from the original storage equipment.

Advantages

All could be monitored by the Certus Erasure Web Manager
Connect the disk enclosures using their own data connection cables, to the Certus Storage Enclosure Erasure Unit
Up to 200 drives erased simultaneously
Working both in online or offline mode

Requirements

Monitor (at least 1024×768 resolution)
Keyboard and Mouse
HBA card (depending on storage enclosure data connection interface type)
HASP key (when running in offline mode)

Customized Wipe Station

A 19 Inch half height rack installed in a shock isolated wheeled flight case for easy transport and shipping to locations where loose drives need to be erased. The station will be built on demand and customized configured depending on what storage devices need to be erased.

Advantages

All could be monitored by the Certus Erasure Web Manager
Will be delivered with Certus Erasure for Storage Devices and Certus Erasure Web Manager pre-installed
Comes with a 19 Inch Rack Mount LCD monitor, keyboard and mouse
It can be configured to handle any type of 2.5 and 3.5 Inch loose drives, including NVMe, SSD, SAS, SATA, IDE, Fiber Channel and SCSI
Using the original shelves from manufactures such as NetApp, DELL EMC, HP, Hitachi and IBM so there will be no need to pick up a screwdriver to remove caddies or trays
Can be used online or offline

Requirements

Monitor (at least 1024×768 resolution)
Keyboard and Mouse
One USB port
Internet connection – not required when running offline, standalone mode.
HASP key (when running in offline mode)

Portable Universal Erasure Unit

One machine to erase any device and use any Certus erasure solution – the Portable Universal Erasure Unit has been designed to offer a cost effective solution for erasing data on the go. Connect to a storage array, single drives and mobile devices, or use the WDS network-based PXE deployment solution to erase PC’s, Laptops or Servers either offline or online.