Since OS 4.2 and 4.3 there have been a few more options that people have been using to wipe their device clean. RIM was kind enough to recently post a knowledge base article detailing what exactly is done during each wipe process and I thought it would be a useful tidbit to share with you all. If you need help with figuring out how to do each just let us know in the comments. The three device wipe options are listed below:
- Standard Security Wipe
- Standard Security Wipe including 3rd party applications
- Factory Default Wipe
The breakdown from RIMs article:
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Type of device wipe |
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Standard security wipe |
Factory default wipe |
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with Include third party applications option turned off |
with Include third party applications option turned on |
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Device wipe actions: |
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deletes user data |
X |
X |
X |
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deletes corporate PIN-to-PIN encryption key |
X |
X |
X |
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deletes master encryption key |
X |
X |
X |
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unbinds IT policy |
X |
X |
X |
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unbinds smart card |
X |
X |
X |
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deletes password history |
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X |
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deletes stored BlackBerry® Mobile Data System (MDS) device policy |
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X |
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deletes record of time elapsed since the BlackBerry device was last turned on |
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X |
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deletes stored IT policy |
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X |
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deletes third-party applications |
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X |
X |
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overwrites BlackBerry device memory |
X |
X |
X |
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performs a scrub of BlackBerry device memory if content protection is turned on |
X |
X |
X |
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