[olug] Drive wipe tool

[Brady Cox]

I think dban will work for people who don't know WTH they are doing.
It's fairly simple.

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Craig Wolf <CJWolf at mpsomaha.org> wrote:
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>>>> Jay Swackhamer <Jay at RebootTheUser.com> 4/15/2009 >>>
> If you want to be sure your data is unreadable, then I'd use either
> one of these:
> http://www.geekologie.com/2008/05/hard_drive_crusher_looks_like.php
>
> This method
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0x6gkZmqcc&feature=player_embedded
>
> or some thermite as in this example
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-ckechIqW0&feature=player_embedded
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> Howto:
> http://hackaday.com/2008/09/16/how-to-thermite-based-hard-drive-anti-forensic-destruction/
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> Quoting Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com>:
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>>> With the recycling event coming up, I am getting questions on how
>>> to wipe a drive BEFORE bringing it in.  I am looking for
>>> recommendations for a bootable CD that "grandma" could use to wipe
>>> the drive.  Any ideas right off the top of your heads?
>>> This does NOT need to be a DOD wipe, just to keep stuff from prying eyes.
>>
>> I use Active KillDisk.  It has both free & pro versions.  It will
>> do everything from a "write zeros" wipe to a 7-pass DOD wipe.
>> It boots into a VGA text screen with very basic instructions.
>> You just select the disk, select your wipe method, and type "go".
>>
>> http://www.killdisk.com/
>>
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