Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:34:45 -0500 From: robert@rrbrussell.com To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to zero a failing disk drive before disposal? Message-ID: <7de83c36-7ec5-4cf3-8e8d-4cad98d610b8@app.fastmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4592b3d058a5c2c2c5acf752706ade1e4e1ed7ca.camel@riseup.net> References: <5117.1728561469@segfault.tristatelogic.com> <ZwfG1Q0Qtb6IkHCd@pureos> <CAAdA2WNgKoxpb-=p1gMDyZ5XMZEMfz3_1uqPGNz1FhKs_csYnQ@mail.gmail.com> <4592b3d058a5c2c2c5acf752706ade1e4e1ed7ca.camel@riseup.net>
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On Thu, Oct 10, 2024, at 10:17, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Thu, 2024-10-10 at 08:16 -0500, robert@rrbrussell.com wrote: >> invoke the ATA Secure Erase feature > > ATA Secure Erase or ATA Cryptographic Key Reset are as secure as a pag= er > or walkie-talkie, as it is impossible to know whose fingers were > involved in their manufacture or in the supply chain. Quit spreading FUD. The cost of building a subverted drive isn=E2=80=99t= worth the time or money for general distribution in the economy. You ne= ed a high percentage of the drive=E2=80=99s physical capacity dedicated = to spare space to get a decent chance of catching useable data in =E2=80= =9Creallocated=E2=80=9D space. Of course your competition can just sell = a higher capacity drive and put you out of business. The easiest way to destroy information is forgetting the encryption key = but most people don=E2=80=99t use FDE.
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