Security Basics: RE: Hard Drive data security

["xyberpix" <xyberpix () xyberpix com>]

Whoops! My error, yep Kristjan is right.

xyberpix

On Tue, 5 October, 2004 9:51 am, Kristján Hreinn Bergsson said:
> Don't you mean:
>
> dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/hda
>
>
>
> Kristján
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xyberpix [mailto:xyberpix () xyberpix com]
> Sent: 4. október 2004 09:06
> To: Paul Kurczaba
> Cc: Security Basics[List]
> Subject: Re: Hard Drive data security
>
>
> 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
>
> check the syntax by using man dd as I may have it backwards, but it'll
> wipe it for you. I've known a couple of SysAd's who've done this by
> accident on a live system in the past, and it wipes everything really
> well.
>
> xyberpix
>
>
> On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 17:11, Paul Kurczaba wrote:
> > Hi,
> >    I have a question about hard drive data security. The hard drive on
> > my notebook is failing and Dell is going to replace it. They are
> > going to take the old one with them. How can I securely remove the
> > data from the hard drive?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
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