Erases any drive irretrievable, audit-proof and certified
- Self-booting, operating system independent for universal use
- Erases all data from various media securely and irretrievably
- For PC, servers, notebooks, tablets, IPC, PoS and much more.
- Supports HDD, ATA SSD, NVMe SSD, USB, SD card and much more.
- Meaningful protocols (TXT/PDF/HTML/XML/JSON) with serial numbers and encrypted erase certificates (PDF) prove your work, include your company logo and up to 20 custom fields
- Freely configurable and automated for your individual use
- The standard edition allows you to sanitize up to 4 drives at the same time
- Enhanced SecureErase and SecureErase for fast and secure erasure of SATA HDDs and SSDs
- Sanitze BlockErase, Sanitize CryptoErase and Sanitize Overwrite for quick and secure eraseing of SATA HDDs and SSDs
- NVMe Format UserData Erase and Crypotgraphic Erase for fast and secure erasure of NVMe SSDs
- Save locally or to a network or send directly via email (and all together)
- Save directly to a no-SQL JSON database
- Meets all important erasure standards (BSI, NIST, DoD, HMG Infosec, and many more)
- Full UEFI and SecureBoot support
Current version:
Your advantages
The software starts on all devices (computer, laptop, IPC, server, tablet, embedded, etc.) without an installed operating system and thus enables sanitization of all connected data carriers. Including the system disk.
toolstar®shredderLX starts with a specially adapted Linux operating system on all devices. No matter whether PC, notebook, tablet, IPC or PoS. The ability to select different 64-bit and 32-bit kernels before starting means both new UEFI systems (including SecureBoot) and older BIOS systems are supported. With the special Bootcast PXE software, booting over the network is also possible without any problems. However, every other technology such as WDS and other PXE systems also works without problems.
In addition to the many international overwrite patterns, you can also use Enhanced SecureErase, SecureErase, Sanitze BlockErase, Sanitize CryptoErase, Select Sanitize Overwrite, NVMe Format UserData Erase and NVMe Format Crypotgraphic Erase.
With the standard edition of toolstar®shredderLX you can erase up to 4 hard drives at the same time. This means that even desktop PCs with multiple hard drives can be completed quickly in one go.
You can get Enterprise editions for 4, 8, 16 and more hard drives at the same time Request.
For each erase process, you will receive a erase report containing detailed messages and an overview of all deleted hard drives as well as an encrypted erase certificate for each erased hard drive. The erase report is perfect for your documentation and can be output as text, PDF, HTML, XML and JSON. You can also define up to 20 individual fields in which you can document information such as customer number, asset number, ticket number and other values.
You pay for the license, not the erase it self. This allows toolstar®shredderLX to sanitize many hard drives one after the other cost-effectively. With a toolstar®shredderLX license you can erase an unlimited number of hard drives per year. You only need as many licenses as you want to handle devices at the same time.
You can sanitize ATA HDD, ATA SSD, NVMe SSD, SCSI, Fiber Channel, USB, USB-C and many more types of disks. All processes can be automated and adjusted to individual drive types through the various settings.
Legal provision
Today, digital data must be protected better than paper documents because they can be evaluated and copied even more easily. This also applies to disposal. In addition, the legislature has also required eraseing in the Federal Data Protection Act since May 2001. The GDPR has made the requirements even stricter. The toolstar®shredderLX offers you the opportunity to erase data from hard drives and other media in an audit-proof and verifiable manner. The ADISA certification gives you additional security.
Rely on 30 years of experience in hardware dignostic and data erase.
All erase standards
- BSI Standard (3x)
- BSI / VS-ITR (7x write, 1x verify)
- BSI-2011 (write, verify, ESE, verify)
- NIST SP 800-88 Clear
- NIST SP 800-88 Purge
- Dept. of Defense DoD 5220.22M short (3 runs)
- Dept. of Defense DoD 5220.22M expanded (7 runs)
- HMG Infosec standard 5, Lower standard (1 run)
- HMG Infosec Standard 5, higher standard (3 runs)
- Bruce Schneider Algorithmus (7 runs)
- US Army AR380-19 (3 runs)
- US Air Force AFSSI 5020 (3 runs)
- Peter Gutmanns Methode (35 runs)
- Sanitize: Block Erase
- Sanitize: Crypto Erase
- Sanitize: Overwrite
- NVMe-Format: User Data Erase
- NVMe-Format: Cryptographic Erase
- SecureErase
- Enhanced SecureErase
Success Story: Geodis-Logistics
Geodis-Logistics has been working for years successful with toolstar®shredder:
“The irreversible data erase is carried out in accordance with the guidelines of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and is inspected regularly annually by TÜV Süd. All known standards are met. In this way, GEODIS guarantees its customers the maximum security of their own data. The erasure processes are clearly logged and archived.
Over 1.2 million erases have been successfully carried out this way since 2006.“
Simple, cost-effective and predictable licensing
toolstar®shredderLX is paid per license. This means you can purchase the license and erase as many hard drives as you want within a year. In the standard version of toolstar®shredderLX you can delete up to 4 hard drives in one device at the same time. You can start the software one after the other on an unlimited number of devices. You need as many licenses as you want to edit devices at the same time or have workstations for simultaneous use. The licensing and cost structure is perfect for companies that prefer to easily calculate costs through fixed annual prices.
Egal ob Sie einmal 10 oder 100 Festplatten im Monat löschen müssen.
Der jährliche Preis bleibt der Selbe.
- Erase as many hard drives as you want for a fixed, predictable price
- No annual usage limit – erase as many devices and disks as you want.
- No limitation of hard drive types. For ATA, NVMe, eMMC, USB, etc.
- No distinction between desktop or server systems.
- All updates included within one year
- Free support via email and telephone
If you erase 8 disks per working day (230 working days per year), you will delete 1,840 hard drives for €140 per year.
In this case, the erasure will cost you 7 cent per hard erased drive!
140 € license costs / (8 hard drives x 230 working days) = 0.07 € per drive
Do you have any questions?
Who needs erase software?
toolstar®shredderLX is an essential tool for anyone who is responsible for data security. Especially if you are responsible for foreign and personal data.
- Administrators, PC dealers, service technicians, system houses
- Remarketers, processors and IT brokers
- IT managers and managing directors
- Doctors
- Private individuals
- Hospitals
When is erasure of data necessary?
End-Of-Life
If a data storage device (server, PC, laptop, USB stick, mobile device, etc.) is to be recycled, sold or disposed of, all data contained on it must be completely and verifiably deleted. This eliminates the risk of unauthorized data access.
When data is no longer needed
If data is no longer needed, it must be deleted from the respective data storage medium.
After data recovery
After a data recovery has been carried out, the temporary storage medium should be erased so that there is no mix of new and old data during the next data recovery. This prevents data from being accidentally restored from two different customers.
Demand from customers
The GDPR and other international data protection regulations give consumers the right to request erasure of their data from your systems. In order to implement the regulations, all data must be erased in an audit-proof, irretrievable and verifiable manner.
Data migration
When data is migrated from one location to a new location, the original location of the data must be verifiably erased.
Change of employees
When an employee leaves the company, all of that employee's data must be securely and verifiably deleted. This prevents new employees from having access to the remaining data from the old system.
Certificate per erased drive
A comprehensive and customizable erase certificate is generated for each deleted hard drive, which can be individually and extensively adapted to the requirements of your company.
All processes in the program are recorded. Each report includes an optional digital signature for your and your customer's security.
The customization options
- Up to 20 self-definable fields such as ticket number or customer number
- Integration of your own company logo
- Display of test results such as SMART or benchmark tests
- One-page system overview including adjustment of each individual line
- Up to 3 signature fields with individual headings and field names
- Dokumenten-Fingerabdruck als digitale, fälschungssichere und überprüfbare Dokumentensignatur
Complete automation of all erase and testing processes through custom templates
Create automation scripts
In the program itself you will find an easy-to-use automation script builder with which you can easily create and modify scripts. Determine which hardware diagnotics should run, how long and at what intensity. Create your own protocols and certificates in different formats and with different content. Create custom fields for customer number or ticket number and much more.
. . . and execute
After you have created the automation scripts, you can easily start them in the program. Afterwards all options, test and erasure processes you have set run automatically and at the end they give you the protocols and certificates you created on the stick or the other available destinations (FTP, network, email or database ) out of. You can also easily use one of our pre-built scripts and get started right away.
Certified for your safety
toolstar®shredderLX is officially certified by the certification company ADISA. This means that toolstar®shredderLX provably erases all data from storage media irretrievably.
How was toolstar®shredderLX tested at ADISA?
toolstar®shredderLX has been tested at ADISA with “Test Level 2”. An SSD was used for the test. After deleting with toolstar®shredderLX an attempt was made to restore data using forensic software and physical reading of individual chips.
What is ADISA?
ADISA is an independent certification company based in England. The company specializes in developing and applying processes for the certification of Erase software and hardware.
Homepage: https://adisa.global/
Phone: +44 (0) 845 557 7726
Address:
Thrales End Business Centre
Thrales End Lane,
Harpenden AL5 3NS
Certificates of ADISA
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Excerpt of the change log
Only the last 40 entries in the product change log are displayed. You can read the extended history in the customer portal under “Product History”.
| Version | Category | Changelog |
|---|---|---|
| 6.21a | USE | Total result in hierarchical overview for "passed" now white instead of green on blue. |
| 6.21 | ADD | New test: Display and automatic evaluation of the Seagate ATA FARM. |
| 6.21 | USE | Shredder dialog: Additional column for the international standards with note about HDD/SSD. |
| 6.20 | ADD | New Linux kernel 2024-4 |
| 6.20 | FIX | Graphcis memory size detection for overviews didn't heed framebuffer option. |
| 6.20 | ADD | If Debug>=1, added operating system info on "About" page. |
| 6.20 | ADD | HW monitoring: "spd5118" now recognized as memory temperature sensor. |
| 6.20 | FIX | HW monitoring: Fixed possible nonsense entry "charge: 0%". |
| 6.20 | UPD | Nvidia GPU adjustments: Implementation of hardware monitoring, detailed GPU information and adjusted memory and stress tests for the newest 750 Nvidia GPU models |
| 6.20 | USE | Global scaling factor for the graphical interface can be set via the settings. |
| 6.20 | ADD | Optionally, the "turn off when done" setting can be changed while an automation script is running. |
| 6.12a | FIX | New drive information: Corrector for displaying partitions on MMC disks. |
| 6.12a | ADD | Drives in automation, Benchmark and Read Test: Added options for required average and maximum speed in addition to minimum speed. |
| 6.12a | USE | PC&Tester Info, Comment Choices: Option per comment to only allow one entry to be selected; option what to focus afterwards: this or next input or button, or OK button. |
| 6.12a | MOD | PCI info: Optionally show address as domain:bus:device.function instead of bus/device/function. |
| 6.12a | USE | PCI info table: Optionally without numeric IDs. |
| 6.12a | FIX | Drives in automation and shredder via homepage: If the clock moved forward and was corrected, there could be a waiting time until the original time was reached due to hotplug handling. (Now only hotplug waiting time of 3 seconds.) |
| 6.12a | FIX | Drives in Automation with hotplug waiting option: Space key was occupied by this even if a PC&Tester input per drive was active. |
| 6.12a | USE | The FTP upload settings now have a button to test the options entered. A test file is uploaded. Allows you to quickly validate information such as server, username or password. |
| 6.12a | FIX | Sending emails within automation: Fixed a crash with special identifier %R in the subject of an email. |
| 6.12a | USE | Automation with change of duration at start: Title during test and in the protocols showed old duration. |
| 6.12a | FIX | Fixed possible crash in the debug function area for listing dialog options. |
| 6.12a | USE | Fast Startup Page: Shift-Alt-D (for Debug level) now works here too. |
| 6.11 | USE | Shredder: For a directly selected NIST Purge, the output of the actual method wasn't nicely formatted. |
| 6.11 | ADD | Drive info: Added brief list of partitions recognized by Linux (size only); optionally also in overview table. |
| 6.11 | USE | Drive overview: Added easy switch between table and list. |
| 6.11 | MOD | Shredder: After removing HPA/DCO, certificate may have read "not present" instead of "successfully removed". |
| 6.11 | MOD | Hardware monitoring: Increased previous maximum number of 16 temperature values due to CPUs with many cores with separate sensor values. |
| 6.10 | USE | If a tslog.txt is present at startup, it will be renamed to tslog_prev.txt and also offered for display |
| 6.10 | FIX | Save as text: Fix for indentation for multi-line cells. |
| 6.10 | USE | The manual display of the results overview now has a red or green title depending on the status. |
| 6.10 | UPD | Drive ID (esp. for dongle): Adaption to change in Linux that gives some USB sticks an additional scsi- ID. |
| 6.10 | FIX | QuickCheck: Removed "not in demo" notice before script and group start. |
| 6.10 | MOD | Older methods replaced with more performant UI functions for screen size and number for better adaptation to different resolutions and more. |
| 6.10 | FIX | FTP upload: Spaces in URL could have caused errors. |
| 6.09 | FIX | Compatibility adjustments for live hardware monitoring to modern sensor chips |
| 6.09 | MOD | Improved root drive detection at boot of installed systems for SD/MMC and NVMe drives |
| 6.09 | ADD | Extends CPU information with topology information now as a table with cache and frequency info |
| 6.09 | UPD | Expansion of the PCI device database for Intel devices |
| 6.09 | USE | Automation: The activity indicator with the three squares was accidentally disabled befor the tests started. |
System requirements
- Processor: at least 1 GHz, 32 or 64 bit
- Main memory: at least 2 GB
- Internet access: Only necessary for the use of PLUS licenses.
NOTE:
These system requirements provide a rough guideline on which systems the program can run smoothly.
