[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).