Johnny Fulcrum wrote: >No it is not. One pass does not fully erase the data - some would argue >that you need to physically destroy the disk before all data is "gone". I've heard that forensic data recovery can restore data as far as seven rewrite generations. It is extremely expensive, but sometimes its worth it. So, maybe 10 "random number" passes would be enough to completely scramble the original data. Just to be safe, maybe 20 passes to stay ahead of the forensic data recovery technology curve. :) Sincerely, Ken Fuchs <kfuchs at winternet.com> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list