Re: Hard Drive data security

From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (bugtraq_at_planetcobalt.net)
Date: 10/05/04

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    Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 19:38:35 +0200
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    On 2004-10-05 xyberpix@xyberpix.com wrote:
    > On Tue, 5 October, 2004 9:51 am, Kristján Hreinn Bergsson said:
    >> On 2004-10-04 xyberpix wrote:
    >>> In the past I have always used dd on this one, you will need access
    >>> to Linux, or a bootable linux distro, any of them will do, knoppix,
    >>> phlak, mini-slack, etc.
    >>> Then run:
    >>>
    >>> dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/null
    >>
    >> Don't you mean:
    >> dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/hda
    >
    > Whoops! My error, yep Kristjan is right.

    Nope. What the both of you mean is:

    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda

    ;)

    Regards
    Ansgar Wiechers

    -- 
    "Those who would give up liberty for a little temporary safety
    deserve neither liberty nor safety, and will lose both."
    --Benjamin Franklin
    

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