/dev/zero is like a bazillion times faster, and just as secure. -B
p.s. Why do I have deja vu? http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2008-09/1453.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2008-09/thread.html#1215 On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Jordi Espasa Clofent <jordi.esp...@opengea.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > The subject is auto-descriptive ;) > After reading a while about wiping [1] I think there's not a unique way to > do it. Finally I've chosen a simple double-step method: > > First, > > $ dd if=/dev/urandom of=<disk_to_delete> > > and next > > $ dd if=/deb/zero of=<disk_to_delete> > > ?Do you think is it safe enough? I mean ?is it enough against the common > recovery low-level data tools? > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_erasure#Standards > -- > I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that > brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass > over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye > to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will > remain. > > Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.
