Re: Secure wipe considered voodoo (was Re: favorite dban parameters)

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 2009-08-06 18:44, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:16:01 -0500, Ron wrote in message 
> <4A6AB131.5000701@cox.net>:
>
> > On 2009-07-25 00:54, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > > At the boot: prompt I usually key in autostart 5 then hit enter.  A 
> > > 200GB disk takes about 8 hours to clean so figure your timing 
> > > accordingly if you decide to use this.
> > http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/secure_del.html
> >
> > Read the 2nd paragraph of the Epilogue, and then scale that up from 
> > 80GB to 200, 250, 320, etc, etc.
> >
> > Were I to get rid of a HDD, I'd put it in an external enclosure, 
> > fdisk it to make 1 huge partition, mkfs it vfat or ext2, then run 
> > this script:
> >
> > http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson/sfill.py
>  
> ..another universally, well supported way across all conceivable 
> operating systems, is the shot gun puzzle... ;o)

The discharge of which is slightly is slightly illegal in most 
municipalities.  I prefer a belt sander.

Anyway, modern platters are made from glass or ceramic, so a 
destructive "wipe" is as simple as smashing the platter with a hammer.

--
Scooty Puff, Sr
The Doom-Bringer