Andreas Winkelmann <ml@awinkelmann.de> wrote:
VANTASSLE, GEORDON M (SBCSI) wrote:
Can anyone tell me if there is a utility that comes with SuSE 8.2 Pro that I could use to securel wipe an entire hard-disk?
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I was actually hoping for something more secure (e.g. with PGP I have...
Ok, then take a hammer and have fun...
Hmm, more secure than zeros all over the harddisk? I would be very interested in this solution!
Hi Andreas and Geordon Andreas --- you just gave it, "wipe" is nice, and your solution (of zeros) would work against the ordinary person, and I liked The Purple Tiger's take-off on your solution: namely:
for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ; do echo "Run $i of 20"; dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hdx ; done .
However, if it was me I would use both "random" and "urandom" see "man random" but your hammer, followed by a hacksaw, and then a blow tourch is the best. Reduce the hardrive (or whatever) to ash and then scatter the ashes.... "reap the wind" Then if you want, buy a brand new drive (or whatever) and return the machine with the new drive. If you are really paranoid, "wipe" the new drive (or whatever) in case it was a "return" and the store lied that it was new.. Reason, it is rumored that NSA has techniques for recovering data which has remained on drive for some period of time, even if zeros or random noise is written over it later. It has something to do with "weak electrical fields". I got that from a "crypto guy" who sounded like he knew what he was talking about...of course he may have been just blowing smoke... I am easily fooled. Friendly greetings, Gar -- In the Beginning was the Command Line ---Neal Stephenson -- __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455