Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:06:32 +0100 From: Philipp Ost <pj@smo.de> To: Volker <volker@vwsoft.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getting garbage faster using FreeBSD? Message-ID: <45DAF258.4000809@smo.de> In-Reply-To: <45D9FD35.6040702@vwsoft.com> References: <45D9FD35.6040702@vwsoft.com>
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Volker wrote: > For my dentist I'm currently in the process of destroying some tape > cartridges (SLR7) and also two hard disks (147G SCSI). [snipped] > Is there any chance to speed up /dev/random? Would a hifn > accelerator card help here to get FreeBSD produce garbage faster? > > As there is medical data on all media I really need garbage > (/dev/zero wouldn't be enough for data security as this might get > recovered). You could use DBAN [0] to wipe the data, at least on the disks ;) That also takes some time (depends on the method you choose) but it's worth it... HTH, Philipp [0] http://dban.sourceforge.net/ -- www.familie-ost.info/~pj
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