2008/1/6, scott <8f27e956@gmail.com>:
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> Notwithstanding the mentioned 5% issue, in context and for the purposes
> of secure wipes, is it not better to use
>
> /dev/arandom (or /dev/srandom) vs. /dev/zero
>
> as in
>
> dd if=/dev/arandom ...
>
> /S

Well rm -P is going to overwrite the file 3 times anyway right?

arandom is perhaps theoretically 'better', and we know that there are
5% unerased free space... but I think it is up to the reader to decide
if this is enough for them.

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