Re: [SLUG] Fully Erase Data

From: chris lee (chris.a.lee@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Jul 17 2006 - 01:12:47 EDT


darik's boot and nuke, linked to it earlier.

On 7/17/06, savatage@mindspring.com <savatage@mindspring.com> wrote:
> You can download utilities that will do a DOD wipe!!!!! Just put the program on a bootable floppy or a bootable cd
> It's also on the ultimate boot cd wich you can do a google on and download.
>
> I have ran this then ran ferensics and it will not recover.
>
> BP
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: steve szmidt <steve@szmidt.org>
> >Sent: Jul 16, 2006 1:59 PM
> >To: slug@nks.net
> >Subject: Re: [SLUG] Fully Erase Data
> >
> >On Sunday 16 July 2006 13:49, Possum wrote:
> >> Thanks for all the suggestions; I'll give these utilities a try.
> >>
> >> Steve: I was thinking that dd might work, something like 'dd
> >> if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hdx' then rm everything and reformat to clear
> >> it...does that make sense or would it be easier to use the other utilities?
> >> (that dban program chris mentioned looks pretty spiffy also)
> >>
> >> Again, thanks
> >> Possum
> >
> >Sorry, I don't have time to answer properly, must run.
> >
> >I would dd with all 0's and then again with all 1's before random.
> >--
> >
> >Steve Szmidt
> >
> >"To enjoy the right of political self-government, men must be
> >capable of personal self-government - the virtue of self-control.
> >A people without decency cannot be secure in its liberty.
> > From the Declaration Principles
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