BLANCCO FLASH
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1. Secure Digital Secure Digital is a memory card format often used in portable string Windows String is a data type consisting of a sequence of characters A string Windows registry is a database used within Windows operating eXtensible Markup Language is a markup language that defines a set of rules for interpreting documents jae blancco 3 25 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 M E 5 UU TU t m TM 5 Rey 5 System 1 AD MM KR DER DEMNM R DRE PRA XM RE I KR PEDE RATE DE PE REDE 5 KHOWE PESEICHONS 6 DEVICES H 6 Supported Da PR 6 Security Technology a la Paca Ob vat nor wb Eva Ev a b DV MA 7 Install Uniristall 2 ior rrr i orant ne nk eren vb n vet xe e vk eoe E s wer ree ra da 8 jj e 8 En eU 8 Be sz zc o o tal adnate S 9 c M 10 a2 cctcecsnceckgacucanxteundanteasetackdacudaciaesecosedantaanedennda2. blancco CERTIFIED DATA ERASURE BLANCCO FLASH User Manual VERSION 2015 1 3 2 4 Windows 8 1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Vista and Windows XP Certified and tested for Windows 8 1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Vista and Windows XP D Compatible with 7 Designed for CERTIFIED FOR Windows 8 e Windows Microsoft Compatible Windows 7 Vistas Windows XP ABSTRACT This is the official Blancco Flash User Manual Blancco is the proven data erasure solution for millions of users around the world As the pioneer and global leader in data sanitization and end of lifecycle solutions the company offers the most certified data erasure within the industry Blancco Flash ensures data erasure before you dispose of your digital storage media It permanently erases data from various solid state removable storage media such as USB thumb drives Secure Digital SD memory cards CompactFlash cards and other flash memory storage devices Bee blancco 2 25 DEFINITIONS Compact Flash Compact Flash is a memory card format often used in portable DWORD Window DWORD is one of the terms used to describe a variety of sizes of HTML which stands for Hyper Text Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages It provides a possibility HTML to create structured documents by denoting structural semantics for text such as headings paragraphs lists etc as well as for links quotes and other items
3. Older memories are not always supported on newer versions on Windows Windows Vista for example is known to have limited support for old USB thumb sticks This might require you to shred these devices on Windows XP or visit the manufacturer s homepage for drivers Laptops often require additional and updated drivers to use built in media slots like SD and similar Bee blancco 21 25 ACTIVATION OF CLIENT LICENSE This chapter offers an overview of how to activate your product subscription unless you have a HASP key or an organizational license with already included license information What is the Subscription Center You will always need an active subscription in order to use the application When you first install the application will be able to run the application for free during a grace period When this evaluation period expires you will need to purchase an activation code This code is used to activate your subscription Click on the i symbol for about in the bottom left corner of the software to be able to access your subscription and license information Purchase and activate your subscription Open the Subscription Center to purchase or activate your personal activation code When you have received your activation code simply enter it in the Subscription Center and enter your personal activation code The code will automatically be validated against a server and your subscription will begin Imp
4. can review the result of the operation in the Status column Remove the shredded devices and insert new ones if you wish to continue shredding more devices Before the erasure starts you will get a warning telling you that all data will be shredded from the selected device warns 8 a WARNING ALL DATA ON THE SELECTED UNIT WILL BE ERASED ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO PROCEED Do not show this warning again Abort blancco 9 25 Settings You open the settings information box in the top right corner of the software by clicking the settings button In the settings box you can change the erasure standard used as well as the choice of language Advanced options include the possibility to choose if the software should automatically format the unit after successful shredding mus Bee Flash for solid state rem When you connect Cott LE blancco Shredding Algorithm Choose your prefered shredding algorithm Start N DoD 5220 22 M Information U S Department of Defense Sanitizing 000 5220 22 M sub Operating Manual Supplement The algorithm uses 4 passes of overwriting Advanced options Format after successful shredding Language Choose your prefered language o Settings Engish ox Tool which allows you to configure license management incl
5. 9 13 00 00 Blancco LUN Successful AJ1AH863 9100 MB 2012 09 13 10 02 Blancco LUN 21 300f222 i0 25 50 100 250 Example of view of listed reports in the Blancco Management Console for Windows jae blancco 17 25 ADDITIONAL SETTINGS Changing the local log path The default log path is under the application data path for the local user This will not affect the management console settings and communication To change this to another local path or to a central storage point create the following registry value The value identifies the folder LogPath Z logs in which the log file will be saved An option to rename the actual log report file This example will take the value of the Extral field in the report and use that as the name The program will add xml after the value LogFileName Extra 1 Value Nags Pay valve ea Ds utet as the file name If the extra field is not specified the registry value will be used as file name directly Example If log if specified the log file will be named log xml Generate HTML and PDF report from a customized template As a default an XML log is generated Also a HTML report is created from a template file This HTML file is also used for creating a pdf file The pdf format is set so you cannot change the information in the pdf file once it is generated The default setting is that all formats are generated To change this change the registry settin
6. BE Bl ddra 2012 09 13 18 21 LUN B Successful 2012 09 13 18 03 Blancco LUN 2012 09 13 00 00 Blancco LUN E Successful AJ1AH8 2012 09 13 10 02 Blancco LUN 21 300f222 10 25 50 100 250 Example of view after successful import 26 blancco 16 25 If a successful import of all reports has been made we recommend that you remove the all xml which will create a new file that includes only the new reports made that are not yet imported into the database B http 192 168 17 26 8080 mc report D 2 Blancco Management Cons X M x Convert m Select 8t bl blancco us M EE Management Console Home Reporting Users amp Licensing allReports New Q B All reports T UL Erasure state Disk serial Disk capacity Memory capacity Date Product Name LL Erasure client reports B Successful RN303RE0014B 001 1073 MB 2012 09 19 09 57 Blancco LUN B Successful RN303RE0014B 001 RN303 1073 MB 1073 MB 2012 09 19 10 14 Blancco LUN Mobile reports E B Successful AJ1AH863 9100 MB 2012 09 13 19 53 Blancco LUN E LUNreports He 2012 09 13 19 51 Blancco LUN 7 B Successful AJ1AH863 9100 MB 2012 09 13 19 31 Blancco LUN 11 Statistics ES B Successful AJ1AH863 9100 MB 2012 09 13 19 14 Blancco LUN Successful AJ1AH863 9100 MB 2012 09 13 18 21 Blancco LUN Successful AJ1AH863 9100 MB 2012 09 13 18 03 Blancco LUN 2012 0
7. Management Console where you want the reports from the selected product to end up To also add information into the report fields Business name and Erasure person use the Optional log information fields in the same box The reports generated can also be sent directly by email from the erasure client In the Mail settings section please specify the right information blancco 14 25 r Blancco Setup Tool blancco Choose product All Listed Products eS License Management Management Console Settings Server address User name Password Optional log information Business name Erasure person Mail settings SMTP Server To Address CC Address From Address SMTP Login SMTP Password Connect to the Blancco Management Console add report information and send report also via e mail jae blancco 15 25 Reporting The software will log information about the shredding in log files These log files can be handled by an administrator The report includes the information the user has configured through the Blancco Setup Tool The report also includes a serial number from the unit being erased as the most important information The report also contains information about manufacturer size of memory and data about the process In the settings window you can choose to view the log files and hence also see the pathway to the folder where the log files are stored locally An era
8. cbaeaedentdanteanedauetautanniackiads 11 Extra fields info fields in the log files and the GUI cccsssescssseessseessseeessseeenssereneeesenaeeees 13 Automatically connect to the Management 14 ize 10 1 eC re 16 Importing the reports to Blancco Management Console for Windows 16 Settings E E RD d 18 Changing the local Tog 18 Generate HTML PDF report from a customized 18 Shredding SE aU DONOR Non 20 Format after successful D 20 Freguently asked QUESTIONS aa i ua iR dan 21 NAVSO P 5239 26 FEPROM da ex oM Bed deat Re d RR a RR s A D V 21 pil ce S 21 Activation Of client ooo I 22 What is the Subscription 22 Purchase and activate your subscription 22 Re activate an exi
9. e In the below example two extra fields have been added One normal field and one mandatory field The names have been set to E1 and E2 The fields will be white if you have chosen that they can be edited Red if they are mandatory i e shredding cannot start unless the fields are filled in and grayed out if it is a disabled field that cannot be edited mee Bee blancco 13 25 Blancco Flash mm Bas blancco Flash for solid state rem o j Update About Settings When you connect a selected memory to your computer it will automatically be displayed in the list below Click the start button to start the shredding Start N Device Progress Elapsed TimeLeft Speed Size Status Serial number E1 E2 Start F Generic Flash Disk 1 91GB 925341ec Field 1 Field2 Start E USB 2 0 Flash Disk Ques 00 13 54 00 00 00 0 34 63 17MB Shredded 88a50c4d Field 1 Field 2 n U S Department of Defense Sanitizing DOD 5220 22 M sub Operating Manual Supplement The algorithm uses 4 passes of overwriting Example of two extra fields having been added to the process Automatically connect to the Management Console To automatically send reports into the Blancco Management Console you need to specify the Server address User name and Password in the Management Console Settings fields The User name and Password should be the same as the account on the Blancco
10. e next start up the program has forgotten the registration information There is possibly an anti virus protection that blocks access to the program Start the application as the administrator by right clicking the program icon and select Run As Administrator Activate the program as usual Bee blancco 23 25 CONTACT INFORMATION Visit the technical knowledgebase FAQ and contact Blancco Technical Support by submitting a technical support ticket at http support blancco com See the instructional videos for Blancco products at http www blancco com en videos For contact information and the latest information about secure data erasure solutions visit the Blancco website at http www blancco com We are always looking for ways to improve our products Please let us know if you have any suggestions Bee blancco 24 25 as use bee For further information please visit A A A D VV VV VV D v V V blancco N CCO COM o Blancco Oy Ltd Lansikatu 15 80110 Joensuu Finland Tel 358 207 433 850 Fax 358 207 433 859 sales blancco com www blancco com
11. e system on a flash memory to avoid potential data left behind Supported devices e USB flash drive e SmartMedia e SecureDigital SD SDHC miniSD e MultiMediaCard MMC MMCMobile RS MMC e Compact Flash CF e Memory Stick e Digital cameras with flash drives e MP3 players with flash drives e Other flash based storage media mee Bee blancco 6 25 Security Technology Blancco Flash supports four sanitizing algorithms specifically approved for erasing flash type media e Army Regulation AR380 19 e U S Department of Defence 5220 22 M e Navy Staff Office Publication NAVSO P 5239 26 Classification level SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL e Navy Staff Office Publication NAVSO P 5239 26 Classification level TOP SECRET Additional standards are supported in case corporate policy requires specific algorithms to be used See entire list in the product settings List includes HMG Infosec Lower standard DEFAULT ALGORITHM HMG Infosec Higher standard Peter Gutmann s Algorithm U S Department of Defence Sanitizing DoD 5220 22 M Bruce Schneier s Algorithm Navy Staff Office Publ Air Force System Security US Army OPNAVINST 5239 1A DoD 5220 22 M ECE BSI 2011 VS similar Random 1 round of overwriting based on pseudo random data generated by host OS PRG mee Bee blancco 7 25 INSTALL UNINSTALL Blancco Flash is available through your local Blancco representative Contact us to receive an evaluation
12. gs as described below You can create a custom designed report by changing the special template that is included in the solution You can also change the path to the template if necessary with registry settings Note These registry settings are the same no matter if you have 32 or 64 bit systems jae blancco 18 25 TemplateFilePath Path to the Defines the path to a template template used when generating a customized report If this value does not exist no extra report is generated MakeLogIntoPdf Possible Defines if a pdf should values are 0 be generated of the and 1 template generated report If emailing of the 0 Dont report is activated the make pdfs pdf is sent 1 Make pdfs from the template report jae blancco 19 25 SHREDDING STATION The application supports at least up to 16 devices for concurrent shredding If your hardware supports more USB connected units the number can be higher Optimal speed can be achieved by assigning each device to a separate hardware controller USB hubs and other similar devices are able to handle a larger number of units but will divide the speed between active devices Format after successful shredding The settings dialog has an option for formatting drives after a successful shredding This will reformat the shredded devices after a successful operation The file format on the device will be FAT regardless of previous file systems and partitions Important Note that t
13. his option is not specified by the shredding standards and is therefore an optional setting Removable Disk E General options Open folder view files using Windo 1 d pe Use this drive S up ay View more AutoPlay options in Control Panel The default Windows action for handling removable storage is autoplay which can be disruptive when handling a large number of drives This setting can be modified in Windows using the Registry Editor and modifying the NoDriveTypeAutoRun value blancco 20 25 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The following are questions frequently asked by our customers concerning Blancco Flash Please visit our homepage or contact support if you have additional questions NAVSO P 5239 26 FEPROM The Navy Staff Office Publication dictates a 2 minutes waiting period when shredding FEPROM Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory type memories Therefore this waiting period has been included into the algorithm The standard also recommends retaining the data storage media under Government control for four hours after shredding Please note that these recommended procedures only apply to devices with the classification level of TOP SECRET This algorithm is available in Blancco Flash Drivers Sometimes a USB memory stick or other devices requires additional drivers to be installed This might take a while so please be patient while Windows installs new hardware
14. nd of log in before Windows can access a restricted area need to be logged onto before erasure is possible Devices Blancco Flash supports solid state removable media such as flash based memory storage and similar This edition has been designed to handle the specific methods and technologies used in these types of media Flash based memories work differently than magnetic storage media Although they appear similar in Windows they act very differently on a hardware level Due to limitations of flash based memories they incorporate a number of techniques to avoid and minimize them One limitation of flash memory is that although it can be read a byte at a time they must erase an entire block at a time This is different from magnetic type storage that has random access read write cycles Flash memory also uses different wear leveling techniques that are used to decrease the number of erase operations required to update data and to decrease the number of overwrites to a single segment of the memory Due to a finite number of erase write cycles flash file systems are usually log structured which writes modified data to a new location in memory with the exact details being handled by a cleaning policy For example if a file is created and overwritten 100 times on a flash memory this will only result in many copies of the data being written to different storage locations followed by the actual data Because of this Blancco Flash bypasses the fil
15. ole for Linux Blancco Management Console for Windows Blancco Demo per HDD Blancco Asset Manager per HDD Blancco Lite per HDD Blancco PC Edition per HDD Blancco Server Edition per HDD Blancco HMG per HDD Blancco Stealth Activation amp Licensing per HDD Blancco Stealth Erasure per HDD 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 sete et et es as a nok Wh c BRS Example of product list shown with number of licenses available blancco 12 25 Extra fields info fields in the log files and the GUI The extra info fields are added by using the Blancco Setup Tool Click the Management Console Setup button located in Settings In the Setup Tool window see below choose product Blancco Flash In the Extra Fields tab add a new field by pressing the below These fields are named Extrai Extra2 or Infol Info2 and so on choose Extra or Info fields depending on your current usage of the Blancco Management Console and how data fields are integrated into other systems etc The most common is to use the Extra fields 85 Blancco Setup Tool o License Management p see ancco Choose product Blancco Flash Extra Fields Configuration Ettra Field Extral Field name Extra Field Default value Field 1 __ Mandatory E User can not change value Exra Field Extra2 Field name Extra Field Default value Field 2 V Mandatory User can not change valu
16. ortant Activating your subscription requires an Internet connection Subscription Center Subscription Center Your subscription expires in 60 days 4 valid subscription is required to use the application Make sure that you extend your subscription before it expires Please note that an Internet connection is required to activate your subscription Activate your subscription Click here if you have an activation code and want to activate your subscription Purchase extended subscription Visit our online store if your current subscription has expired Activate later Your application will no longer work after your subscription has expired Re activate an existing subscription When your current subscription expires you will need to purchase an extended subscription This can be done by using the Subscription Center From here you will be able to be guided to purchase additional time to your current subscription 26 blancco 22 25 Activation Troubleshooting 1 The license code must be entered exactly as it appears in the license email including upper and lowercase letters periods and so on 2 The program seems to hang when the code is activated The program tries for five minutes and during this period there will be no progress If it takes longer than 30 seconds it is most likely that a firewall or a similar program blocks access to our activation server 3 The activation went well but at th
17. pports multiple drives making concurrent shredding possible No matter if you are shredding your personal SD card or your company s entire collection of USB memory sticks this is the solution for you Blancco Flash is designed to meet your erasure needs efficiently effectively and profitably The application is very easy to use and does not require any training or technical expertise Key Features e Shred any type of flash based removable storage media supported by Microsoft Windows not intended for USB connected hard drives Please use a suitable Blancco solution for erasing hard drives e Easy to use plug and shred graphical interface e Supports automatic formatting after shredding e Multiple drives can be shredded concurrently e Supports a number of renowned shredding algorithms use the one your company policy dictates e Detailed Blancco erasure report and full integration with Blancco Management Console 2 e Available in multiple languages System Requirements e Windows XP 2003 Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 1 and 8 e 15 MB of free disk space e 10 MB of free RAM e Mouse or keyboard mee Bee blancco 5 25 e Appropriate hardware for storage media to be erased Known restrictions Blancco Flash is a Windows based software That means it has the ability to erase all units that Windows can detect and use when connected as a USB memory device or similar Restricted memories demanding any ki
18. sed and reformatted unit will also be renamed with the name Shredded If you enter a shredded and reformatted unit the device name in the GUI will be Shredded Importing the reports to Blancco Management Console for Windows The XML reports generated can also be manually imported into the Blancco Management Console for Windows The reports are available one by one or all at once The single files are named after date and time when the operation started in minutes and the file with all reports is called all xml To import the reports into the Blancco Management Console the HASP key needs to have a license for Blancco Flash as a product B hittp 192 168 17 26 8080 mc report D G Blancco Management Cons x Convert Select blancco coc Home Reporting Users amp Licensing allReports v Manage New Q 1 Erasure state Disk serial Disk capacity Memory capacity Date Product Name LJ Erasure client reports Successful RN303RE0014B 001 1073 MB 2012 09 19 09 57 Blancco LUN Successful RN303R 2012 09 19 10 14 Blancco LUN velie Successful AJLAHBE Q Report import 2012 09 13 19 53 Blancco LUN LuNreports 2012 09 13 19 51 Blancco LUN B Successful reports were imported successfully 2012 09 13 19 31 Blancco LUN B Successful Select the Blancco XML report file you want to import 2012 09 13 19 14 Blancco LUN B Successful AJ1AH
19. sting subscription Cada EDAD Da FINE Qa 22 Activation Troubleshooting ETE oo TOTIS 23 C ntact Infor ielblOF sooo ade esa Qm UH Quoi BE ek p RN Rae Ra risa RO ape Reid ada ud Rond Rude o eR 24 blancco 4 25 BLANCCO FLASH USB memory drives Secure Digital Card memories and other removable storage are rapidly increasing in both popularity and capacity It is entirely easy and affordable to carry around gigabytes of data in your pocket on media no larger than your thumb This poses a potential problem since increased storage and availability also increases the risk losing sensitive information All your storage media contains potentially sensitive information about you your personal life and your work Make sure that your information is properly shredded before disposing or reorganizing any digital storage media Blancco Flash helps you to shred sensitive information and to comply with company policies and your local legislation Features and usage Blancco Flash is an application for permanently removing data on various removable storage media such as USB thumb drives Secure Digital card SD memories Compact Flash cards and other removable storage The application effectively wipes any information on the media thereby making recovery impossible Blancco Flash provides a 100 secure erasure on most solid state removable storage media available on Microsoft Windows Blancco Flash is highly scalable and su
20. ude extra fields in the report process and also enable automatic connection to the Blancco Management Console See below paragraphs for how to use the Blancco Setup Tool see 335 blancco 10 25 License management When you click the red field license management You can choose which product you want to set up in the drop down list and then if you want to activate licensing from a local Blancco HASP key or from a HASP key in the Blancco Management Console 5 Blancco Setup Tool o License Management Bae blancco Choose product Blancco Flash Extra Fields Configuration Local HASP Management Console Show all products Product ID P Number of licenses Activate licenses If you check the box show all products you will see a list of all Blancco products and the current number of licenses available to you on the selected HASP key 11 25 blancco License Management blancco Choose product All Listed Products Extra Fields Configuration Local HASP Management Console Show all products Product ID Product Blancco Demo Blancco Asset Manager Blancco Lite Blancco PC Edition Blancco Server Edition Blancco HMG Blancco Stealth Activation amp Licensing Blancco Stealth Erasure Blancco Mobile Edition Blancco Data Centre Edition Blancco Profiler Blancco File Blancco Flash Blancco Sparc Edition Blancco Management Cons
21. version of the software or for licensing information The licensing can be both time based as well as unit based if a connection with a Blancco Management Console and HASP key exist Install Install the application with the self extracting compressed executable This opens an installation wizard that will guide you through the necessary installation steps Uninstall Use Add Remove Programs in the Control Panel to remove Blancco Flash Bee blancco 8 25 USER GUIDELINES Open the application through the Start menu or the icon on your desktop When the application has launched a list of available removable media will be displayed blancco 4 o Flash Update Settings When you connect a selected memory to your computer it will automatically be displayed in the list below Click the start button to start the shredding Device Progress Elapsed TimeLeft Speed Serial number USB 2 0 Hash Disk i 00 03 21 00 06 53 0 41 MB s 88 50 44 Generic Hash Disk 00 02 49 00 36 04 3 40 MB s 925341ec Kingston DT R500 a 0018f30c9fdfbb50811d0025 U S Department of Defense Sanitizing DOD 5220 22 M sub Operating Manual Supplement The algorithm uses 4 passes of overwriting Press the Start button on one or more devices to commence the shredding process Depending on the algorithm speed and size this operation might take a while After the operation has completed you
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