Re: Disk Wiping Utilities

2002-04-01 Thread Thomas Sjogren
> if indeed there is topsecret data on the hard drive, i personally wouldn't > even risk trying to erase the HD, i would simply open it up and throw all > of it in the campfire the next time i go camping or make a special trip. Actually, throwing the HD in the campfire probably woun't help you.

Re: Physical Access Control

2002-04-01 Thread Thomas Sjogren
> In regards to the "finger chopping" some of the more advanced systems claim > to read electrical activity in the finger as well so that a plastic cast or > dead finger can not be used. Can you show me an url to a book/article/technical paper describing how that might work? /Thomas -- [EMAI

Re: Disk Wiping Utilities

2002-03-29 Thread Thomas Sjogren
On Tuesday 26 March 2002 23:14, Dan Williamson wrote: > I am looking for a good utility to erase all hard drives > in a machine to a DOD standard. I would prefer a > FREE utility as this is a government agency and I try > to keep costs down. Check out Eraser (http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/) for

Re: College advice

2002-02-25 Thread Thomas Sjogren
www.nsa.gov/programs/employ/index.html > Is this rumor only, or do you have some links to go with this?

Re: Unclassified Disk "Sanitizers"

2002-02-25 Thread Thomas Sjogren
checkout Autoclave (http://staff.washington.edu/jdlarios/autoclave/) it runs on a bootable floppy and wipes the entire hdd. > Does anyone have recommendations for freeware or shareware that effectively > erases disks for unclassified but sensitive information? This would be used > for all machi

Re: Encryption Basics

2002-02-25 Thread Thomas Sjogren
Here you go: www.faqs.org/faqs/cryptography-faq/ Google is your friend. > What sources would you suggest for getting basic info on encryption? (How > it works, software sources, best practices in business settings, etc.) /Thomas -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.northernsecurity.net PGP: 4315

Re: Passwords On Paper

2001-12-18 Thread Thomas Sjogren
> 1lvJ3s$|c@ - I would just remember the phrase "I love Jessica". > or > j0y2+H3wor|d - Joy to the World. Why not learn to create passwords with the help of a basic system and adding a haxxor twist to it? paalrrsshf (the first letter of the first ten videos in my collection) P44lrr55#f (the abov

Re: MD5 Authentication

2001-11-14 Thread Thomas Sjogren
> Does Anyone know of Programs which use MD5 Authentication? > > I know > Microsoft Messanger does > and APOP command for POP access > > > a list of some other programs which use MD5 Authentication > would be great what do you want the program to do? single file check? system check? BTW: i y