Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 29, 2005 09:45 PM
Shred use to be OK but, shred is no longer reliable for permanently wiping a disk
That's only true if you don't know how to use your tools. Many of the caveats mentioned relate to shredding files on a live filesystem. So if you really want something gone, you not only have nuke the file on the filesystem, but all existing copies, however temporary. shred's man page is simply reminding us of the gotchas.
Popping in a boot CD, then shredding<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/dev/hdX (or other relevant disk), is secure.
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Re:Try shred
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 29, 2005 09:45 PMThat's only true if you don't know how to use your tools. Many of the caveats mentioned relate to shredding files on a live filesystem. So if you really want something gone, you not only have nuke the file on the filesystem, but all existing copies, however temporary. shred's man page is simply reminding us of the gotchas.
Popping in a boot CD, then shredding<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/dev/hdX (or other relevant disk), is secure.
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