Bob Ebert wrote:
> Memory cards will lose data if they're removed and re-inserted.
I'm presuming that this is also true if you just remove the batteries until you lose
the data. 24 hours should be a safe round number. Uh... if you don't have a Palm V,
but that is another issue entirely.
> I don't think the issue is how to delete *only* the secure data.
My issue is to delete everything (except ROM) so there is no guessing as to "what is
left". Tom Z's issue is more selective deletion.
> If you just want to write over the whole storage heap, you could:
> ...
> This doesn't *zero* all memory, but that shouldn't be so important.
Assuming the program with the sensitive data sticks to Dm* database and Mem* calls,
the algorithm should do the trick.
> Repeat as many times as necessary. I think that would satisfy
> any normal security professional, though maybe not Colonel Flag.
I'm *not* going to include a "break a phone handset over my own head" routine into
this! ;-)
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