Re: Peter Gutmann data deletion theaory?

From: Thor (Hammer of God) (thor_at_hammerofgod.com)
Date: 07/22/05

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    To: "Bugtraq" <bugtraq@securityfocus.com>, "Jay D. Dyson" <jdyson@treachery.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:15:22 -0700

    I *love* nuking CD's.... But apparently, the practice is no longer
    "officially" supported due to the toxic emmissions of the Phthalocyanine
    contained in the sublimation layer (and other chems)

    Great fun, though.

    t

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    From: "Jay D. Dyson" <jdyson@treachery.net>
    To: "Bugtraq" <bugtraq@securityfocus.com>
    Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:46 AM
    Subject: Re: Peter Gutmann data deletion theaory?

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    > On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Jared Johnson wrote:
    >
    >> It seems that the perhaps the only real way to rid your Hard Drives of
    >> data is to burn them.
    >
    > The sophistication of data recovery in LEAs and TLAs is such that drives
    > that once held classified data are routinely shredded and slagged.
    >
    > But for those of us who handle sensitive and personal data (and,
    > unfortunately, don't have access to a smelter), having a kiln, a drill
    > press, and a belt sander is almost as good. :)
    >
    > As for retiring CD-ROMs, I just do what I learned from the DoD:
    > http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/infosec/dod_cd_declassification.html .
    >
    > - -Jay
    >
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