[ubuntu-uk] Securely delete data

[Tyler J. Wagner]

On 2012-11-18 20:26, Alan Pope wrote:
> On 18/11/12 10:16, Tyler J. Wagner wrote:
>> That depends against what you are trying to defend. It is possible, with
>> specialist tools, to recover data after a single wipe.
> 
> People say that a lot. Prove it.

I love being proved wrong:

https://www.anti-forensics.com/disk-wiping-one-pass-is-enough/

I've been repeating that advice since I heard it in 1996. I'm glad it's no
longer true. Thanks, Alan.

I'd still use shred, though, for the output. dd is venerable and useful,
but sending SIGUSR1 to get progress isn't exactly convenient.

Regards,
Tyler

-- 
"To have a child is to give fate a hostage."
   -- John F. Kennedy