Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Dec 1998 19:27:57 +0100 | From | Pauline Middelink <> | Subject | Re: Wanted: Secure-delete utility for Linux |
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On Tue, Dec 22, 1998 at 05:51:39PM +0100, Clifford Wolf wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, Dave Cinege wrote: > > > > Actually, it's all-bits-zero, all-bits-one, all-bits-zero. This prevents > > > people from reading the previous data from residual magnetic fields underneath > > > a disk which has simply been wiped with zeroes, etc. The complete cycle for > > > each bit is enough to minimize this risk. > > > > Hmmm I guess we need a /dev/one? (Actually not a bad thing to have) > > IMHO the name /dev/one would be a bad idea. Becouse this could mean an > integer one which is 00000001 for 8-bit, 0000000000000001 for 16-bit, and > so on. > > I don't know a better name - but IMHO /dev/one would be a bad name.
How about /dev/zeros?
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