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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/5] WIP: Add syscall unlinkat_s (currently x86* only)
Am 03.02.2015 um 08:56 schrieb Al Viro:

> While we are at it, "overwrite with zeroes" is too weak if the attacker
> might get hold of the actual hardware. Google for details - it's far too
> long story for l-k posting. Look for data recovery and secure data erasure...

You might read

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-540-89862-7_21

Here is an article in german about that:

http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Sicheres-Loeschen-Einmal-ueberschreiben-genuegt-198816.html

In short, it's enough to overwrite it once with zeros,


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