Security Basics: Re: Hard Drive data security

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

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
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