> I want to sell an old machine that I don't use any more but there's > still sensitive stuff like personal emails, gpg keys, and passwords on > the hdd. What's the recommended way to securely 'shred' this data so > that it cannot be undeleted by the next owner? > > I assume I need to do something like overwriting the whole drive > serveral times with random data before finally erasing and reformating > the whole drive. Are there any apps out there that do this or do I have > to roll my own solution using something like "cat /dev/urandom | dd"? > Any suggestions? > > Any pointers and suggestions appreciated.
# mke2fs -c -c /dev/hda1 will make any undeletion (not involving very expensive recovery hardware) impossible -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
