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Re: New Data Wipe Tools
From: Derek Martin <code () pizzashack org>
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:57:00 +0900
On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 10:17:05AM -0700, Thomas C. Greene wrote:
Data hygiene is generally easier on *nix because there are fewer hiding places than on a Windows system, but there are no free wipe tools that i'm aware of. So I got busy.
Well, there's GNU shred, which is part of the GNU coreutils package... And there are at least a few others: http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=secure+file+deletion§ion=projects&Go.x=0&Go.y=0 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=secure+file+deletion+linux&btnG=Search I have not used any of these tools, and do not endorse any of them. -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0x81CFE75D
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Current thread:
- New Data Wipe Tools Thomas C. Greene (Sep 10)
- Re: New Data Wipe Tools Jake Appelbaum (Sep 11)
- Re: New Data Wipe Tools Brendan Murray (Sep 11)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: New Data Wipe Tools Thomas C. Greene (Sep 11)
- Re: New Data Wipe Tools Derek Martin (Sep 13)
- RE: New Data Wipe Tools Altheide, Cory B. (IARC) (Sep 13)