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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2013
Blancco Oy Ltd, Joensuu, FI;
BLANCCO OY LTD., Joensuu, FI;
Abstract
An approach for erasing data being stored in a data storage apparatus is provided. The approach may be provided e.g. as an apparatus, as a method, as a system or as a computer program. The approach comprises obtaining a sequence of uncompressible data fulfilling predetermined criteria, which predetermined criteria comprises a statistical measure indicative of compressibility or uncompressibility of the sequence of uncompressible data meeting a predetermined criterion, wherein the sequence of uncompressible data is divided into one or more blocks of uncompressible data, the sum of the sizes of the one or more blocks of uncompressible data being larger than or equal to the storage capacity of the data storage apparatus, and providing, to the data storage apparatus, the one or more blocks of uncompressible data for storage therein to overwrite the data being currently stored in the data storage apparatus.
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