RE: Simple but effective Disk Wipe Software

["Beauford, Jason" <jbeauford () EightInOnePet com>]

Use BOOT and NUKE.  http://dban.sourceforge.net/

Say bye bye to your data.

JMB

-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Mills [mailto:joshdmills () gmail com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 8:46 AM
To: keith.bucknall () zen co uk
Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Simple but effective Disk Wipe Software


You can use the free version of kill disk which will use a single pass
wipe or you could use one of the many linux bootable cds (knoppix) and
then use dd with random input. I dont know the exact dd command but if
you search the archives of this list it was on here a few weeks ago.


On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 22:26:09 -0000, Keith Bucknall
<keith.bucknall () zen co uk> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I know a few weeks ago we had a post on someone putting a post up 
> about returning a Hard Disk to Dell.
>
> Well at my last place of work we used Paragon Disk Wiper Pro which 
> states it wipes Hard Disks to DoD standard.  I am looking for a simple

> but effective Boot type of wiping software for our old stock of PC's 
> that we have just upgraded.
>
> My Director does not want to spend any money as he feel's a standard 
> "format" will suffice; therefore I guess a Linux solution is the best.

> I am wondering what people would recommend, we do not have High 
> Classified documents put I would like something a little more than a 
> standard format.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Keith Bucknall