WipeDrive

WipeDrive 9.7.4:

• IQReseller integration is now generally available.
• WipeDrive Prime can now be pre-installed on a machine to be run at a later date and time.
• WipeDrive Prime can now be configured to require a password to begin the erasure process.
• Added a new option for LDAP authentication allowing you to specify the group the user must belong to (Still defaults to WipeDrive).
• Now reporting better RAM manufacturer information the hardware reports.
• Now reporting Fiber Channel controller information in the hardware reports.
• Fixed a regression that caused  SQL database logging to no longer save at the start of an operation.
• Fixed an issue causing some ATA devices to fail when attempting to issue the Identify command.
• Fixed a crash that could happen when initializing a WebSocket connection during the application startup.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the network test to freeze if no ethernet device was detected,
• Fixed an alignment issue that would cause a failure to read the SSD stats and Hybrid log page on ATA device IQ.

WipeDrive 9.7.3:

• Added new option to control if/when SMART information should be gathered
• Improved CPU model detection in cases where that information is missing from the DMI tables
• Fixed a bug that prevented the software from connecting to wireless networks that contained spaces in the SSID
• Fixed a bug that would cause the application to crash if no network adapters were present and you tried to test the network settings
• Added option to control the timeout value when waiting for a network link during the boot process
• Fixed the resolution displayed on MacBook10,1
• Various other small bug fixes and improvements

VeriDrive 0.7:

• Added support for 520-byte formatted drives
• Fixed issue that could cause logging to fail when saving to a removable USB drive
• Fixed a crash that could happen if a drive was removed during the verification process
• USB drives no longer automatically appear in the list of devices to be verified
• The activation screen was updated to be consistent with the other products

WipeDrive 9.7.2:

• Added support for wiping Fusion-IO devices.
  • Note: The devices are required to be running the latest firmware version (v3.2.16). An attempt will be made to update the devices
  • to the latest version, however, there is no guarantee we have the firmware for your particular device.
• Added support for cryptographic erasure of Opalite and Pyrite-enabled drives.
• Added the ability to include log files (PDF, HTML, CSV, text, etc) when logging to an HTTP server.
• Improved support for Enterprise Opal drives.
• Improved support when issuing firmware erasure commands to some non-standards compliant NVMe drives.
• Removed standalone verification from WipeDrive. See VeriDrive for all of your standalone verification needs.
  • Note: Wipe patterns that include verification, such as NIST, will continue to perform verification steps.
• Fixed a bug that causes some duplication of certain record types when saving the same operation to the same database multiple times.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the software to wait indefinitely when restarting the network on a machine with an unconfigured wireless device.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the software to become unresponsive when retrying a failed logging attempt when running in text mode.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the user input fields to appear squished when using the option `condense-input=true`.

PXE:

• Added a tooltip to completed drive entries that include more detailed wipe results (firmware passes, NIST level, failure reason, etc).
• Fixed bug where drives were not appearing as complete until all drives in that computer had finished.

Detalys v1.1:

• Added option `test-countdown-seconds` to specify the number of seconds to wait between tests.
• Added visual cues to show which keys are disabled/unavailable when running the keyboard tests.

Hardware Inventory v0.1:

• Improved responsiveness during application startup.

WipeDrive 9.7.1:

• Added an option to perform a zeroing pass after the completion of any wipe pattern.
• Added support for saving log files to NTFS formatted USB drives.
• Added the HTTP destination to the logging tab in the settings screen.
• Added TPM action result to the drive summary tooltip.
• Split the 'dont-use-secure-erase' option into separate options for each type of firmware command.
• Fixed an issue preventing hardware details from being sent to Makor when using the integration in 'standard' mode.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the erasure of non-512 formatted drives if the drive's command set could not be determined.
• Fixed an issue where certain NVidia cards were setting an incorrect screen resolution.
• Fixed an issue where the 'Test' button for SMTP logging always used TLS encryption, regardless of the setting.
• Various other minor bug and crash fixes.

PXE:

• Added an option to include additional hardware information in the visual log files (html, pdf, text).
• Added an option to the PXE server to show a lock screen after 'x' minutes on inactivity.
• Added an option to start the VNC server on the PXE server itself.
• Added the ability to send wipe progress to a server using the WebSocket protocol.
• Fixed an issue with the progress overview screen causing status updates to happen too infrequently.

Detalys v1.1:

• Redesigned the mouse testing interface in detalys.
• Redesigned the keyboard testing interface in detalys.
• Added the ability to import user-specific keyboard layouts to be used during the testing phase.

WipeDrive 9.7:

• New: drive life estimation feature**
• New: Now supports logging to PostgreSQL databases
• New: Added a slot mapping configuration helper utility
• New: Drives are now displayed in sorted order
• New: Each wipe operation now has its own copy of the wipe options
• New: Custom patterns now also support using hex characters to define overwrites
• New: User field prompts will now display the drive serial number when using the job-per-drive option
• New: The raid-auto option now also applies when reconfiguring supported raid controllers into HBA mode
• New: Hardware test completion time is now recorded when logging into the database
• New: Added support for connecting to the PXE server via VNC
• New: Added option to select which results screen tab should receive focus by default
• New: Added support to the PXE server for logging to NTFS-formatted USB drives
• New: Now possible to reconfigure one failed logger without forcing you to reconfigure the other loggers
• Fix: Possible for initial license check to fail if initialization took longer than expected
• Fix: Exiting too quickly could prevent refunding of licenses (dongle only)
• Fix: Some SQL queries were being incorrectly escaped and could cause logging to fail
• Fix: Dongle server wasn't detecting usb dongle insertion/removal
• Fix: In rare cases, the progress overlay would cause WipeDrive to crash
• Fix: Bad information was displayed when restarting network interfaces from the network utilities options
• Fix: Drive interface was not getting assigned when behind a MegaRAID controller
• Fix: Crash caused when using the bootable-report-qrcode option without bootable-report being set
• Fix: No longer charging for licenses on drives smaller than 1.1MB
• Fix: The id-column-field option in the PXE GUI is now working again
• Fix: Support script now handles USB devices without partitions and detects USBs in more situations

Detalys v1.1:

• New: drive life estimation feature**
• New: battery testing functionality
• New: USB ports testing functionality
• New: Now supports logging to PostgreSQL databases
• New: Hardware test completion time is now recorded when logging into the database

Note: The drive life estimate is calculated by taking into consideration the values of the SMART attributes that are commonly associated with drive failure. This feature

is meant to give you a rough estimate of the drive's remaining life and is in no way a warranty or guarantee.

WipeDrive 9.6: 

• Database schema updated to revision 40. New fields include: 

  • HardDisk logical sector size, bytes, WWID 

  • Motherboard asset tag, serial, version, total ram slots 

  • CPU family, serial, asset tag, max speed, voltage, signature, characteristics, flags 

  • Computer PCI express slots 

  • NIC interface, capabilities, configuration 

  • Multimedia PCI id 

  • DiskOperationLog pattern short name and pattern index 
  • Battery manufacturer date, capacity, cycle count, voltage (now/max design/min design) 
  • Mouse/keyboard product name 
  • Bios manufacturer, version, date, rom size, revision, firmware revision, characteristics 
• Now able to create additional logs/reconfigure logging from the wipe results screen 

• LDAP authentication support 

• SFTP logging support (SSH File Transfer Protocol) 

• Implicit FTPS logging support 

• Now possible to save your settings back to the USB for subsequent uses 

• Now recording NVMe percentage of life used as part of the wipe record 

• Now reporting logging destination errors prior to starting a wipe in an attempt to give the user a chance to fix them 

• Failed FTP and Email destinations will now prompt the user to update credentials 

• Fixed a regression causing the software to ignore the user-selected character for US Army and Airforce wipe patterns 

• Fix preventing the use of the `customer-list-file` option 

• Fixed a bug that caused the software to endlessly prompt for a PSID with some Enterprise Opal drives 

• IP address display is now updated when IP address changes 

• Now logging results for all drives to Makor when using the hardware inventory only operation 

• Greatly increased the amount of hardware information provided when using the Makor integration 

• Improved handling of "problem" drives behind an HP Smart Array 

• Better vendor information from drives behind an HP Smart Array 

• Improved heuristics when determining if drives need to be reconfigured when behind an HP Smart Array 

• Fixed a bug that could the program to crash when it encountered the translated versions of expected English strings 

• Further improvements around error messaging during the activation process 

• Displayed licensing details are now updated when changing license source in settings 

• 'Unknown' drive types now display a wipe pattern on the wipe confirmation screen when using multiple wipe patterns 

• Text-mode no longer crashing on exit when certain option combinations 

• Text-mode no longer sits at the main menu when you specify to wipe all disks at the command line 

• When running in text-mode, WipeDrive will now display the wipe pattern type on the wipe results screen 

• You will no longer see an error message when combining text logging with the `log-leave-files` option 

• Several improvements to the handling of the `display-progress-overview` option in different scenarios 

• Various bug and crash fixes 

• Added a button in the settings area to test email logging credentials 

• Greatly decreased the timeouts around various network functions 

• Fixed a bug preventing the use of static IP addresses 

• Updated support debugging scripts 

• New NOAPIC boot option to help boot Apple and other devices 

• Hardware tests now record a valid start time when logging to database/json

PXE:

• New column to show the total number of drives (and/or the drive's index/slot) 

• Wipe failures will now result in the client progress column displaying red 

• Fixes to the 'Test' buttons on the 'Activation' tab in the settings area 

• Fix for a bug that could cause the VNC button to display the wrong client 

• Fixed a bug preventing progress from being displayed in rare cases  

Wizard: 

• Improved handling on systems with encrypted partitions 

• No longer prompting for an activation code when using an offline license 

Detalys: 

• Detalys can now be run as a standalone program (in addition to being built into WipeDrive) 

• Now able to adjust the brightness and contrast when testing the webcam 

• UI improvements to the drive information screen 

• UI improvements to the speaker and microphone testing screen 

• Added keyboard shortcuts to hide the test dialog during the dead pixel test 

• Network tests no longer report failure if no network devices are present 

• Added new options to specify the number of seconds to perform a storage, CPU, or RAM test 

• Added new option to specify whether a storage test should be destructive (ie: include a write test) 

• Added new option to prevent the user from canceling hardware test 

VeriDrive: 
 

• The {wipe-status} field now reports the individual drive status instead of the overall status 

• The software will no longer hang/crash when trying to exit 

• It is no longer possible to get trapped in the settings screen in rare cases

WipeDrive 9.5:

• Added VNC capabilities to the PXE server UI. When this option is enabled it is possible to remotely control the PXE clients from the server.
• New JSON Pointer style syntax for field replacements. Any field available in the JSON report can now be used as a field replacement. See examples in sample-wd-options.cfg.
• New HTTP log destination. It's now possible to POST a JSON report to a given URL. Example API can be provided on request.
• Memory requirements have been dropped and WipeDrive should boot on systems with as little as 768 MB of RAM.
• Makor log destination now includes hardware testing details, when applicable.
• Licensing now has clearer, more consistent, error message.
• Significant speedups when activating using the dongle server and license drive activation methods.
• Fixed a bug where you could get stuck on the activation screen if there are no drives attached to the system.
• All activation methods have been standardized to expire at the end of the expiration day.
• VeriDrive license count display is updated after verification happens.
• VeriDrive now supports all activation methods supported by WipeDrive.
• VeriDrive now refunds licenses when an operation is canceled.
• Fixed a bug where using a lowercase cloud code could cause offline activation to fail.
• Added a new option `flag-sshd-devices` that causes a prompt to appear if an SSHD was selected to be wiped.
• Redesigned the log destination widget on the Settings screen.
• Added new post-wipe SMART options that behave similarly to their existing pre-wipe counterparts. `post-smart-max-remap`, `post-smart-test-short`, `post-smart-error-log-max`, `post-smart-id-max-value`, `fail-on-post-smart-fail`.
• Display Power On Hours and Uncorrectable Errors in the Drive Information screen for NVME/SCSI drives that report these values.
• Reworked the wipe confirmation screen to better handle cases where multiple wipe patterns are selected and which drives are using which patterns.
• The confirmation screen no longer shows a warning that data will be removed from the drive(s) if the operation is not a wipe (ie: a hardware inventory operation).
• Fixed some UI inconsistencies on the Speaker and Microphone testing screens.
• WebCam hardware test is now automatically skipped if no WebCam is found.
• The Flexstation was erroneously allowing wipe cancellation during firmware overwrites
• The Flexstation now supports the `disable-wipe-cancel` option.
• Results screen no longer shows "wipe" results for a verification-only operation.
• Added a new option to disable the logging prompt that appears when logging hasn't been configured.
• Logging errors will now wrap and scroll, as appropriate, instead of going offscreen.
• The WipeDrive Wizard was incorrectly calculating the minimum partition size needed during installation, sometimes resulting in failures to boot WipeDrive.
• Fixed a bug preventing the `skip-downloads` option from working when used with the WipeDrive GUI.
• Added a new option `log-result-splashscreen`
• Bootable report was showing the full DCO locked warning message instead of a simple 'Yes', when option `dco-lock-warning-level` was set to none.
• The bootable report now supports saving hashed files to the partition, when the appropriate options are set.
• The bootable report now supports saving other report types to the partition, with a directory structure, when directories are included in the `log-filename-pattern`
• Updated the font used in the PDF reports.
• The text report has been updated and now contains the same information that is displayed in the PDF and HTML reports.
• Minor adjustments to the PDF and HTML report formatting and styling, especially for non-English languages.
• Added sanity checks to ensure empty log files cause logging errors.
• Fixed an issue preventing the SMTP log destination from accepting multiple email addresses in the To and CC fields.
• Fixed an issue where if a `log-filename-pattern` included a directory it would cause errors with a number of log destinations.
• Database logger now supports the newer MySQL authentication methods (sha256_password and caching_sha2_password).
• Post-wipe SMART information was not always being recorded in some edge cases.
• FTP log destination now supports creating directories, whether included in the `ftp-directory` or `log-filename-pattern` options.
• The memory hardware test was reporting an incorrect runtime duration.
• Fixed an issue with the text report where using `consolidated-logging` with `log-txt-separate` would still generate consolidated logs.
• Added Interface and TrimType fields to the Device object in the JSON report.

WipeDrive 9.4.2:

• Add messaging when logging is being initialized
• Fixed an issue where the drive serial was not displayed in text mode during the wipe
• Fixed an issue where if bad drives were present in a MegaRAID array WipeDrive would continually prompt to reconfigure it
• Fixed an issue when behind a RAID, the physical drive's details (serial, model, etc) were not reported. Instead you'd see what the RAID controller presented

WipeDrive 9.4.1:

• Fixed a bug that could cause drive information to be excluded from the loggers in rare cases.
• Fixed a bug that caused the UI to ignore the system's screen resolution when run as a PXE client.

WipeDrive 9.4:

• Added speaker and microphone hardware testing ability
• Added the ability to reset a computer's TPM as part of the wiping process
• If the network disconnects at any point during the wipe process, WipeDrive will attempt to automatically reconnect. If the automatic reconnection fails, you'll be prompted to address the network issue manually
• Added HiDPI support to WipeDrive and friends. If needed, you can manually control the UI scaling factor through the ui-scaling-factor option
• The PXE server can now be installed directly to NVMe and MMC drives. A number of other improvements have been made to the installation process as well
• The timeout for checking for a network connection on boot has been increased and the polling interval decreased. This will speed things up on slower networks
• Updates to the EFI bootloaders
• Unified the look and feel of the boot menus used throughout WipeDrive and friends
• Logging results screen will now scroll when more items listed than can be displayed
• `The Use SSL` FTP option value is now handled correctly in the settings screen
• Added additional hard disk vendors to the internal lookup table
• The XML logger now includes the sector size in the Devices section
• The XML logger now displays job information when a hardware inventory operation occurs
• Added a new option `skip-downloads` that prevents all ancilliary downloads from happening (eg: driveinfo.json.enc)
• The Wizard uninstaller now removes the license.dat, if one was installed
• The Flexstation UI will now display wipe results for each drive as it finishes instead of waiting until the end to update all drives
• The default logger, if none was specified, has been switched from text to json
• The default logging destination, if none was specified, has been switched from a temporary in-memory location to `removable`
• Fixed a bug that would cause certain SCSI drives to be detected as ATA drives
• Fixed a bug that was causing 520-byte ATA drives to immediately fail at the start of a wipe
• Fixed a bug that would cause SQL logging to fail when SCSI S.M.A.R.T attributes were saved
• Fixed a bug that would cause SCSI post-wipe S.M.A.R.T fields to overwrite the values stored in the pre-wipe table
• Fixed a bug preventing the PXE UI from no longer showing license details
• Fixed a bug that could cause WipeDrive to detect and report more processors than were available
• Fixed a bug that would cause the JSON logger to reporting the wrong number of passes (verification only)
• Fixed a bug that would cause Makor logging to hang if no wipable drives were attached to the system
• Fixed a bug that would cause verification to fail in VeriDrive when the user selected to skip sectors at the beginning and the end of the disk
• Other minor bug fixes and general usability improvements

WipeDrive 9.3.2.1: 

• Bootable report QR code can now make use of all available user replacement fields
• Bootable report QR code screen now includes the WipeDrive header
• Sector viewer now allows you to enter a specific sector number to jump to
• Support script now gathers details about NVMe and MMC devices
• Boot options are now consistent across various boot methods
• Fixed a bug where user field replacements were replacing the name, not the value
• Fixed a bug where reallocated sector count always appeared in the PDF/HTML, regardless if disabled
• Fixed a bug where pattern name was not being recorded for verification-only operations
• Fix for some NVMe devices that were reporting incorrect sector sizes
• WipeDrive Wizard now uses the native resolution when booting EFI
• Fixed a bug where PDF and HTML reports were displaying a character value instead of the number for the PreTest seconds
• Fixed a number of crashes and program freezes in various areas of the codebase

WipeDrive 9.3.2: 

• Added hardware testing support for webcams
• Added a new option (--ignore-amax-size) to work around some buggy drives
• Removed the legacy --inventory option. Please use --wipe-level=Y going forward.
• Fixed a bug where WipeDrive would not detect the mode of some HP RAID controllers (like the P410i) and would fail to reconfigure the device.
• Fixed a bug that would cause the WipeDrive Wizard (EXE) to not detect any hard drives
• Fixed a bug that would cause the WipeDrive Flexstation UI to wait indefinitely for logging
• Fixed issues preventing the Aiken integration from interpreting our wipe results
• Other small bug fixes and improvements

WipeDrive 9.3.1:

• RAM Testing
• Added support for the newer Adaptec RAID cards (7/8 series) that support HBA/Mixed modes
• Configuration file can now store sensitive options (like passwords) in an encrypted format.
• Log files can now be saved in an encrypted format when used with the option --log-password=
• The bootable report can now display a QR Code instead of the wipe report. The contents of this QR Code can be controlled through the use of the --bootable-report-qrcode=<contents> option. Replacement patterns are also supported. See the sample-wd-options.cfg for a list of available replacement patterns.
• Log reports now include the NVMe EUI64 where applicable
• Log reports now include the drive sector size
• Additional S.M.A.R.T fields are now being captured for SCSI drives.
• Added a new option --save-logs-to-partition that can be used in conjunction with the --bootable-report option to allow saving log files back to the disk.
• WipeDrive was attempting to use ATA security features on some drives that did not support them
• CSV logger now works during hardware inventory operations that do not include hard drives
• The bootable report logger will now display an error when no drives are attached and therefore cannot create a report
• Fixed a crash that could happen if an invalid progress-ip-address was provided
• Fixed an issue that caused MMC devices to no longer be detected
• Fixed a number of issues that would cause WipeDrive to report that the engine has stopped
• Fixed a bug that would prevent the progress overview screen from appearing when the option was set
• Fixed an issue when using the Makor integration that when run in “report” mode would force WipeDrive to always use a standard overwrite
• Fixed an issue where custom fields would be duplicated
• Fixed an issue that would cause user fields with default values to be removed only when combined with the condense-input option
• All activation methods are now required to have expiration dates
• Fixed a rare issue where the BSI pattern would fail checksum verification, even though the data was erased
• Improved device vendor detection
• A number of minor UI improvements
• Now requires database schema v38

WipeDrive 9.3:

• Detalys (Hardware testing) added.
• Drive scanning speed greatly improved
• Before the wipe starts you can add/remove drives & WipeDrive will detect them.
• Added a QR code option for offline activation
• Added the dongle server option to the activation screen
• License count now updated in UI after taking/refunding licenses
• Improved messaging when encountering licensing errors
• License details in program footer now has a tool tip that shows license details for other licensed products/features
• Redesigned the PDF layout
• Redesigned the HTML layout
• Various changes to logging to comply with NCSC certification requirements
• Text logger now reports sectors verified during verification-only operations
• Added an option to display a signature line in the PDF report
• Fixed font encoding issues when displaying non-ASCII characters in the PDF report
• Custom fields now appear in hardware inventory only reports
• FIXED: SSD percentage of life used was not always recorded in the reports
• Database logging requires an update to schema version 37
• Added Trim passes to HTML and PDF reports
• Logging results screen now displays which USB was logged to
• Fixed issue where many special characters could not be used in passwords when logging to a Microsoft SQL database
• Fixed how the Pre-Test section was being recorded in the XML/JSON loggers
• Fixed issue that was preventing hardware inventory only reports from being generated when no drives were attached
• Better error messaging when you attempt to log to USB and multiple USB devices are attached
• Added support for SCSI enclosure services
• Added Aiken integration
• Added German translations
• Updated Spanish/French translations
• Added a network status indicator in the program footer that shows the connection state and IP info
• Added the ability to set the timezone from the time dialog
• Added a new option that can throttle NVMe drives to prevent drives from overheating in some rare cases
• The Wizard executable can now embed network.cfg and pre-wd.sh/post-wd.sh scripts
• Flexstation will now flag 'bad' drives and warn the user that wiping may not be successful
• Flexstation now shows additional wipe information when hovering over a finished drive
• Flexstation will now display the estimated NIST level that a drive is likely to achieve
• Added a new boot option that will put the machine to sleep during the boot process to remove DCO freeze locks
• Updated Linux kernel for improved hardware support
• Added an NTP service to the PXE server
• Added additional boot parameters that allow the user to instruct where WipeDrive should look for configuration files during boot
• Opal prompt will now show model number if the slot number is not available
• Multiple progress IP addresses can now be specified in the config file
• FIXED: SecureErase + 1 overwrite with verify or NNSA NAP 14.1-C pattern was ignoring the dont-use-secure-erase flag
• Some HP SmartArray cards were not correctly detected when in HBA mode (HP P822 for instance)
• Drives reporting a size of zero will no longer show up as wipe-able
• Will now gather post-wipe S.M.A.R.T information in situations we previously would not
• Will now retry gathering S.M.A.R.T information when I/O errors are encountered
• Some SCSI drives were incorrectly flagged as ATA drives
• Some SCSI drives were incorrectly flagged as having a DCO lock
• Fixed a bug that caused issues when parsing the slotmappings.json file
• Some drives were erroneously reporting wipe failure after DCO/AMAX was removed
• Hardware inventory now requires a separate license type
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements

WipeDrive 9.1.3:

• Added options to the GUI for setting wipe patterns based on the drive type
• Added support for Marvell RAID controllers using mvcli
• Now correctly handling PERC controllers configured in HBA mode
• The sector viewer screen was redesigned as a dialog window
• Added a button to the sector viewer to jump to a random sector
• The drive information screen was redesigned as a dialog window
• The progress overview screen now detects the correct screen resolution
• The display-progress-overview option now only controls whether the screen is shown by default
• You will no longer be prompted for a custom field when a default value was already configured
• Custom fields are now reported to Makor when run in 'report' mode
• Customers using the Makor integration in 'standard' mode can now specify additional wipe patterns though the ERP (eg: NIST, SSD, and HMG Baseline/Enhanced)
• The Makor integration, when run in 'standard' mode, no longer requires drives to be tied to an asset for an erasure to happen

WipeDrive 9.0.1:

• Added the NIST 800-88r-1 + 3 pass wipe pattern
• Added better messaging when a purge doesn’t happen
• Modified the SlotMapper to support multiple controller cards
• Added MMC TRIM support
• Verification-only passes now log the number of sectors verified
• Support for HP Smart Array cards that support mixed mode
• Adds support for the PERC H730/740/840 controller cards
• Devices behind a RAID will no longer be NIST classified
• Various bug fixes

NOTE: the DataCenter edition remains on v9.0.

WipeDrive 9.0:

• New UI with better support for higher resolutions
• Fixed CSV so it includes first drive information
• Hybrid drive detection added
• Firewire ports always in xml and json reports
• HP Smart array supporting SSD in RAID configuration
• Fixed custom pattern not loading issue
• SSD ‘percentage of life left’ added to logs
• Option to remove reallocated sectors from HTML and PDF logs
• XML/JSON fix to include raid drives as such
• Fixed Japanese pdf reports
• Enhanced error reporting on verify passes
• Allow hardware inventory when no drives present
• Enhanced ATA sanitize so controllers that incorrectly report status no longer hang forever
• Explain reason NIST level was reached/not reached
• Log naming filters out/replaces characters that are illegal for FAT

WipeDrive 8.3.2:

• Adds support for wireless networking. New configuration options in the network.cfg file.
• More improvements when using HP Smart Array controllers, specifically the P408i and P410i.
• Added support for the MegaRAID 9440-8i controller.
• Added support for Dell Boot Optimized Storage Solution (BOSS).
• Added support for the PERC H740P controller.
• Further improvements to the Makor integration.
• Further improvements and fixes to the license drive activation method.
• Greatly improved laptop trackpad support.
• Greatly improved suspend/resume support when removing security locks from hard drives.
• Possible to enable per-drive custom fields (using option --enable-job-per-drive).
• No longer prompt for a computer-id when using the asset-tag-as-computer-id option.
• Microsoft SQL logging will default to using port 1433, unless otherwise specified.
• Can now include a directory path when logging to a file.
• Fixed issue where slot mapping only worked for the card in slot 0.
• Fixed case where system memory wasn’t correctly recorded in hardware details.
• Other minor UI changes and bug fixes.

WipeDrive 8.3.1:

• Switched to PXELINUX for compatibility reasons when booting legacy BIOS clients.
• Log files with non-ascii characters in the filename can now be saved to USB drives successfully.
• Improved Sanitize Device support detection on some devices.
• Improved serial number detection for USB thumb drives.
• Pre-wipe user fields are now saved to the database at the beginning of the wipe.
• Fixed a crash when logging HTML, PDF, or Text when using the ‘Hardware Only’ pass.
• Bootable report will now wrap long lines in cases that would previously be cut off.
• Updated the watermark graphic in the PDF files.
• Created PDF file sizes are now dramatically smaller (~10x decrease).
• Fixed a bug that would always report failure to connect when using the ‘Test Database Settings’ button with Microsoft SQL server and domain-based Windows authentication.
• Better error messages when using the ‘Test Database Settings’ with a Microsoft SQL server.
• License drive activation will now work on partition-less drives.
• Various compatibility fixes for HP SmartArray P410i controller.
• Fixed bugs when using the --solid-random option alongside the NIST 800-88r1 and SSD wipe patterns.
• Fixed cases where using the --pre-wipe-encryption-key-reset option would cause drives capable of reaching a NIST purge to only reach clear.
• Increased user field length from 40 to 60 characters.
• Fixed cases where Opal could not be used on supported hardware when booted from PXE or EXE.
• Various minor bugfixes.

WipeDrive 8.3:

• Makor integration

• Add support for Sanitize Device option Crypto Scramble

• Slot mappings now based on PHY address instead of SAS address

• Added a JSON log type

• Now shows vendor information for ADATA brand drives

• Bootable reports now work with NVMe and MMC drives

• Opal erasure passes are now flagged as such in the UI

• PDF log now includes reallocated sector count & security locked status

• XML/Database logs now include security locked/frozen status & failure reason

• GUI now displays additional details on wipe results screen (hover in 'Status' column)

• TUI now shows failure reason after wipe completion

• Fixed problems reconfiguring RAID on some Dell PowerEdge server

• Reconfigures logical drives in more cases with HP SmartArray controllers

• Fixed issue configuring to HBA mode on HP SmartArray P420i controllers

• No longer taking licenses from drives under 1MB

• Added detection for thunderbolt ports

• Added more detail to --drive-info option

• Database upped to revision 34.

• Added the ability to customize the company logo

• Update includes VeriDrive to v0.4.5

• Now possible to configure DNS server on PXE server

• Now possible to configure a static gateway on the PXE server for the "live" network interface

• Fixed issues where keyboard/mouse may not work when the PXE server was installed to disk

• PXE boot interface has been cleaned up. Now shows 'Loading' messaging during boot

• Standalone builds can now configure the network interface based off a specific mac address

• Standalone builds can disable all networking through the network.cfg file

• Better explanation of options included in the sample-network.cfg file

• Increased SETTLE_DELAY to 10 seconds by default

• Lots of minor bug fixes/improvements

WipeDrive 8.2:

• Standalone builds will now configure the first network card with a ‘link’ state, rather than always eth0.
• It is now possible through the network.cfg file to configure a default gateway on the PXE server.
• PXE EFI 32-bit is now SecureBoot capable.
• CD booting should work more reliably on UEFI hardware (ie: non-legacy mode)
• Updated the sample wd-options.cfg file.
• Added the ability to set logging options after a wipe/verify is complete, if none were configured prior to wipe start.
• Added a flag for MMC devices in the UI.
• Added new field replacements: {wipe-name}, {wipe-name-with-dashes}, {long-wipe-name}, and {long-wipe-name-with-dashes}
• Network debug tab in the Options area now includes dongle/cloud activation server testing.
• Samba logger now defaults to using protocol version 2, unless otherwise specified.
• Added the ability to perform an Opal reset using the PSID on supported SEDs.
• Added support for FTPS (FTP w/ SSL encryption).
• Slot numbers can now be mapped to SAS addresses using a custom mapping file.
• The Samba flag --samba-try-all-security was, incorrectly, ignoring the --samba-options flag.
• Added support for connecting to MSSQL servers using ntlmv2.
• Fixed slow wiping times on NVMe drives that reported bogus values for sector transfer count.
• Fixed issue where some SCSI drives reported a sector size of 0.
• Initial integration with Makor (supports reporting audit information and hard drive wipe status)
• Added support for the NVMe TRIM command.
• Improved RAID support on 64-bit builds.

• Added support for 64-bit builds
• Improved NIST behavior when SecureErase fails on SSDs
• Fixed case where NIST level was reported as Unknown when level was actually a clear or purge
• Added a `SecurityCode` hash to the XML and database logs to tell if a log has been tampered with
• TUI now shows offline activation screen
• TUI wouldn’t activate if cloud code passed as a command line argument
• Improved compatibility with NVMe drives
• HTML, PDF, and text logs will now only show firmware passes if count is greater than zero
• Apple devices can now NetBoot using the Startup Manager (pressing and holding the option key)
• Apple devices with multiple network cards should boot more reliably now.

• PXE server can now be installed from a USB drive (was CD-only previously).
• PXE can now boot EFI (32-bit and 64-bit)
• PXE EFI 64-bit is SecureBoot capable.
• PXE can now do Apple Netboot (pressing and holding the ‘N’ key only—it will not appear in the startup manager)
• PXE now includes an update script for previous installs (see: /hard_drive_install/update.sh)

• Added option to favor DMI CPU info over lscpu, when available.  (use-dmi-cpu-info=true)
• Implements patent #20150074425. Added pre/post wipe encryption key/crypto erase options.
  • pre-wipe-encryption-key-reset=true
  • post-wipe-encryption-key-reset=true
• Improved canceling wipes on ‘hung’ drives.  Cancel, wait 5 seconds, and cancel again if still hung to bypass.

WipeDrive 8.1.2

• Added option to turn off DCO locked warning. (hide-dco-locked-warning=true)
• NVME drives now pull vendor details more reliably.
• Improved support for wiping USB flash drives.
• Improved support for local dongle activation (multiple retries).

WipeDrive 8.1.1

• Implemented support for NVME firmware commands (secure erase, crypto erase, etc)
• Fixed intermittent access issues when using blue activation dongles.
• Enhanced logging to a USB drive on a PXE server. Device no longer needs to remain plugged in throughout wipe.
• Fixed issue where some USB drives were reporting a sector size of 0.
• Double check firmware overwrite success by writing some known data to the drive prior to a firmware erasure.

NOTE: VeriDrive is included on all of the WipeDrive ISOs.