Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 19:57:28 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Joe S <js.lists@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hidden spot on hard drives? Message-ID: <20051005185728.GA37054@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <43442196.3010208@gmail.com> References: <20051005184437.GA36369@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <43442196.3010208@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 11:55:18AM -0700, Joe S wrote: : Jonathon McKitrick wrote: : >the company where I work (with Windows) is evaluating a copy protection : >product that stores info somewhere on the HDD where the user cannot touch : >it, : >a format will not erase it, and Norton Ghost will not find it. : > : >1. Any idea where this info could be stored? : >2. Any way the same thing could be done under FreeBSD? : > : >Thanks, : > : >jm : : # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/zero : : Will overwrite the entire drive. Thanks. What I was wondering is if there is a way to do the same copy protection in FreeBSD, where I could store the data in the same place on the drive where the user cannot access it. jcm -- If you cannot do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly.
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