Re: HD memory wiper/shredder

[Ramon Kagan <rkagan () yorku ca>]

You might want to look at eraser...


http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/download.php

also at sourceforge
http://sourceforge.net/projects/eraser/

Ramon Kagan
York University, Computing and Network Services
Information Security  -  Senior Information Security Analyst
(416)736-2100 #20263
rkagan () yorku ca

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On Mon, 25 Apr 2005, Kinnell wrote:

> Hey all.
>
> I recently had a friend ask me if I knew of any real good file
> shredders/wipers.  He wants to be able to securely shred a file used
> for an encryption key after it is no longer needed at that location.
> I couldn't think of any off of the top of my head but I figured this
> list would be a great place to start.  So does anyone know of a good
> shredder to use for this purpose?  Freeware would be preferred.
>
> thanks,
> Kinnell