IOCTL_DISK_SECURE_WIPE
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8/28/2008
This IOCTL specifies a secure removal of all specified sectors. The removal is requested in a call from the file system to the FAL. The DeviceIoControl function processes this IOCTL.
Parameters
- hDevice
[in] Handle to the block device.
- dwIoControlCode
[in] Specifier for this IOCTL.
- lpInBuffer
[in] Pointer to a DELETE_SECTOR_INFO structure.
- nInBufferSize
[in] Size of the DELETE_SECTOR_INFO structure.
- lpOutBuffer
[out] Not used. Set to NULL.
- nOutBufferSize
[out] Not used. Set to zero (0).
- lpBytesReturned
[out] Not used. Set to NULL.
- lpOverlapped
[in] Not used.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success. Returns FALSE on failure.
Requirements
| Header | diskio.h |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE .NET 4.2 and later |