TEST ENTITY FOR MICROSOFT RESILIENT FILESYSTEM
Kinnunen, Pekka (2019)
Kinnunen, Pekka
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020060917837
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020060917837
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The purpose of this thesis was to test Microsoft’s latest filesystem called Resilient Filesystem (ReFS) that was originally developed to replace current filesystem that is widely in use – NTFS. Since the new filesystem is not used by as many people as NTFS, there is a lot less information about it. The focus is on testing if there are any issues that are caused by the wide variety of features this new filesystem has.
Theory portion focuses on the importance of secure data erasure, in other words, why is it important to make sure data is completely gone from hard drives, what does it entail and what kind of standards there are in data sanitization. It will also mention how EU GDPR relates to data erasure
Results on the defined scenarios showed that some caution should be exercised when dealing with ReFS. There are some features that makes data erasure a bit more difficult, but not impossible. This thesis resulted in meaningful data for the stakeholders and great experience for the person conducting the tests.
Theory portion focuses on the importance of secure data erasure, in other words, why is it important to make sure data is completely gone from hard drives, what does it entail and what kind of standards there are in data sanitization. It will also mention how EU GDPR relates to data erasure
Results on the defined scenarios showed that some caution should be exercised when dealing with ReFS. There are some features that makes data erasure a bit more difficult, but not impossible. This thesis resulted in meaningful data for the stakeholders and great experience for the person conducting the tests.