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Re: [FW-1] Antw: [FW-1] Erasing hard disk on nokia platforms

Subject: Re: [FW-1] Antw: [FW-1] Erasing hard disk on nokia platforms
From: Michael Schwartzkopff <ccse_fw1 AT MULTINET DOT DE>
To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST AT AMADEUS.US.CHECKPOINT DOT COM
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 14:44:51 +0200
Am Dienstag, 30. Mai 2006 14:37 schrieb cisco4ng:
> I am curious, wouldn't a resinstall of IPSO from bootmanager accomplish the
> same thing?

No guarantee to erase the old files completely. shred rewrites the complete 
disk up to 25 times with different patterns.

> What happened if you have an IP650 and the HD is a laptop 
> drive.  How are we suppose to wipe the disk?  with another laptop?

Yes. That's why I use knoppix.

Michael.

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