[XCSSA] boot floppy that can wipe a hard drive
xcssa@xcssa.org
xcssa@xcssa.org
Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:12:24 -0500
xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> On Sunday 02 July 2006 07:54 am, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
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>> http://www.killdisk.com/
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>> xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
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>>> Anyone know offhand of a floppy image that can wipe hard drives, at
>>> least with a single pass of zeroes, but perhaps even more securely?
>>>
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> Cool floppy.. When I need this functionality, I usually just use Knoppix (off
> CD) and use "shred -z /dev/hda"... Works like a charm.
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There are probably dozens of ways to do this. Active@ is what we use at
work (Gov't).