when shred runs, the slack space is not wiped: 0. # shred --version shred (fileutils) 4.1 1. # mkfs -t ext2 /dev/fd0 2. # dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/floppy/oooo ; sync ; /bin/rm /mnt/floppy/oooo ; sync 3. # mount /mnt/floppy 4. # echo "good data" > /mnt/floppy/TEST 5. # echo "evil data" | bmap --mode putslack /mnt/floppy/TEST 6. # strings /dev/fd0 | grep data good data evil data 7. # shred -u -v -z /mnt/floppy/TEST 8. # strings /dev/fd0 | grep data evil data
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