Re: Removing data in a secure manner?

["Morten Liebach" <m_(_at_)_mongers_(_dot_)_org>]

On 2003-02-02 22:36:28 -0800, Rick Deckard wrote:
> I was just wondering what would be a good way to completely remove
> data from a hard disk in OpenBSD?  Somehow using dd with /dev/random
> to the disk device?  Three times in a row?

Mark Grimes used to have a patch for OpenBSD 3.2 that added an '-s'
option that would perform secure deletion.  The file is named
rm_gutmann-3.2.diff, you might find it with google, since Mark has
pulled it from his website at http://www.packetninja.net/.

But again, melting a disk is better.

Have a nice day
                                 Morten

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