On Thu, May 31, 2007 20:51, Soenke Ruempler - NorthClick wrote: > Is it possible to skip the random-overwrite of existing data (erasing disk > step) if harddisk encryption is chosen? I think there is no need if it's a > fresh harddisk and it's slooooooooow with a big harddisk (up to several > days).
There are already two bug reports filed on this subject (381898 and 400034). Hopefully it will be implemented before the next release, but note that it *is* still a good idea to do the erase step on a completely new HDD as an attacker might get some information from looking at which sectors are in use so I wouldn't recommend it. -- David Härdeman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
