Re: 'Shredding' a hard disk
hi ya philip
pick the method best for your paranoia level...
( more paranoia.. --> more time/$$$ to "securely shred" the disks
http://www.Linux-Sec.net/Txt/erase.txt
c ya
alvin
- 100% sure way...
take a hammer... and make itty=bitty pieces of the disks
and than burn it at high temp... melt down disks down to a big
blob...
On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Philipp Lehman wrote:
> I want to sell an old machine that I don't use any more but there's
> still sensitive stuff like personal emails, gpg keys, and passwords on
> the hdd. What's the recommended way to securely 'shred' this data so
> that it cannot be undeleted by the next owner?
>
> I assume I need to do something like overwriting the whole drive
> serveral times with random data before finally erasing and reformating
> the whole drive. Are there any apps out there that do this or do I have
> to roll my own solution using something like "cat /dev/urandom | dd"?
> Any suggestions?
>
> Any pointers and suggestions appreciated.
>
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