Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 14:13:09 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.org> To: CONDOR <condor@inreach.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: secure deletion Message-ID: <19990521141308.A85583@bitbox.follo.net> In-Reply-To: <01BEA2F3.8E3149A0.condor@inreach.com>; from CONDOR on Thu, May 20, 1999 at 06:51:19PM -0700 References: <01BEA2F3.8E3149A0.condor@inreach.com>
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[Moving to -chat]. On Thu, May 20, 1999 at 06:51:19PM -0700, CONDOR wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Avalon Books [SMTP:avalon@advicom.net] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 12:52 > To: Dan Langille > Cc: Darren Reed; freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: secure deletion > > > It seems a bit extreme, but I will admit it *is* a secure erase > method. That's military thinking for you... > > [CONDOR] I saw a good 'government approved CD eraser' at a convention one time. > > -A guy had two heat warped CDs in a toaster.. You want to run them through a microwave oven first. This will break the recording material (not the plastic) into approx 1 inch long areas, using a neat pattern of lightning to do it (I'm not kidding). No prize but passing your physics class if you can say why it goes to approx an inch long pieces, and all the effects then stop. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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