-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/18/07 00:13, Tyler MacDonald wrote: > Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Why does shred have multiple iterations (25) as the default option? I see no >> point in overwriting more than once. Is not >> >> sudo shred --iterations=1 --verbose /dev/sda >> >> sufficient? > > Not if you *REALLY* want to get rid of something.. then again, if you > *REALLY* want to get rid of something on a harddrive, a strongly suggest a > very strong electromagnet and a power drill. > > It is a very expensive process requring specialized equipment, but it is > possible to retrieve data off of a formatted drive. The changes in magnetic > orientation on the platter leave artifacts behind.
A belt sander and coarse-grit paper should do just as well. > > Cheers, > Tyler > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF/VocS9HxQb37XmcRAt5AAJ9JE4H7pRIHhSAeCu3/82fGGY6DvwCgyU0I hz6bnD2u/+qIkUthsQSbj6Q= =a/2T -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
