On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 11:23:24PM +0200, Maarten wrote: > So, if you want to erase the data but keep the drives operational too, you > have but one means left: by plain old formatting. Depending on the level of > security you want, you can opt for: > > * DOS/Windows format (beware: this does not erase ANY data at all !!) > * Low-level format / wipe (with special tools, level depends on the tool > used) > * Linux dd overwriting using /dev/zero (fairly good if used multiple times) > * Linux dd overwriting using random data (excellent if used multiple times) > * Department-of-defense level (dd as above but lots more times (like 10+)) 0. Manuallty wipe (shred, wipe, PGPs secure deletion utility, ...) files that you know contains info you dont want to share. 1. Remove all partitions (fdisk on a floppy). 2. Create a new partition covering the whole disk and reformat it. 3. Use Autoclave[1] or write your own, similar but updated, tool. [1] http://staff.washington.edu/jdlarios/autoclave/ /Thomas -- == thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxx == Encrypted e-mails preferred | GPG KeyID: 114AA85C --
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