[guardian-dev] srm - "secure file deletion for posix systems"

The Doctor drwho at virtadpt.net
Mon Apr 23 12:01:51 EDT 2012


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On 04/23/2012 10:45 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:

> http://srm.sourceforge.net/ I've used this utility some for
> deleting files hopefully leaving much less of a trace.  The
> interface is nice, its the same as UNIX rm.  I am curious if anyone
> knows of any validation of this technique?

I tested srm back in 2008 along with a few other secure deletion
utilities, did some forensic analysis of my test machine after each
trial, and posted my results here:

https://drwho.virtadpt.net/archive/2008/12/24/secure-deletion-and-sanitization-of-storage-media

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