Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 21:23:31 -0700 (MST) From: David G Andersen <danderse@cs.utah.edu> To: trouble@netquick.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: secure filesystem wiping Message-ID: <199911180423.VAA11225@faith.cs.utah.edu> In-Reply-To: <38336910.AA589DD2@netquick.net> from "TrouBle" at Nov 17, 99 09:48:48 pm
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This thread was discussed in *agonizing* length about 6 months or a year ago. You might want to check the archive, at: http://www.freebsd.org/search/ Lots of good solutions and advice, and lots of bad, were discussed. But it's all there for you to peruse... Lo and behold, TrouBle once said: > > is there anything that will securely delete data from the freespace of a > filesystem, say i have like financial data on my system, and i want it > deleted, i can rm some-file-name > > but in actuality even though its gone, various foprensic utilities make > the data recoverable > > is there something to wipe the freespace on freebsd file systems ???? to > make data deleted unrecoverable ??? > > -- > Windows 95 (win-DOH-z), n. A thirty-two bit extension and graphical > shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system > originally coded for a four bit microprocessor which was used in a PC > built by a formerly two bit company that couldn't stand one bit of > competition. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > -- work: dga@lcs.mit.edu me: dga@pobox.com MIT Laboratory for Computer Science http://www.angio.net/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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