On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:37:04 +0200, Philipp Lehman writes: >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?
Depends. But, for all practical values, a simple `dd if=dev/urandom bs=1M \ of=/dev/hdX` should be quite sufficient. >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? Use dd. cheers, &rw -- / Ing. Robert Waldner | Security Engineer | CoreTec IT-Security \ \ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | T +43 1 503 72 73 | F +43 1 503 72 73 x99 / -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
