2008/1/6, scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Notwithstanding the mentioned 5% issue, in context and for the purposes > of secure wipes, is it not better to use > > /dev/arandom (or /dev/srandom) vs. /dev/zero > > as in > > dd if=/dev/arandom ... > > /S
Well rm -P is going to overwrite the file 3 times anyway right? arandom is perhaps theoretically 'better', and we know that there are 5% unerased free space... but I think it is up to the reader to decide if this is enough for them. -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
