Re: Shred Iterations
Masatran, R. Deepak <masatran@research.iiit.ac.in> wrote:
> Why does shred have multiple iterations (25) as the default option? I see no
> point in overwriting more than once. Is not
>
> sudo shred --iterations=1 --verbose /dev/sda
>
> sufficient?
Not if you *REALLY* want to get rid of something.. then again, if you
*REALLY* want to get rid of something on a harddrive, a strongly suggest a
very strong electromagnet and a power drill.
It is a very expensive process requring specialized equipment, but it is
possible to retrieve data off of a formatted drive. The changes in magnetic
orientation on the platter leave artifacts behind.
Cheers,
Tyler
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