Re: *nix data wipe tools
Pavel Machek <[email protected]>
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Hi! > I've posted the final versions of a few simple, free shell scripts that i've > been working on to make data hygiene more convenient on *nix systems. Thanks > to list members who helped test them and contributed improvements. Too simple, I'd say. Imagine sensitive file (/etc/shadow?). It is subsequently freed and now is reused by one-byte /var/something/lock. No programs I know will wipe this properly, not even on ext2 :-(. Pavel -- People were complaining that M$ turns users into beta-testers... ...jr ghea gurz vagb qrirybcref, naq gurl frrz gb yvxr vg gung jnl! _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html