Hows this for security?

[Anonymous]

Just playing with an old HDD and enctypted the entire blank parition using 256 Blowfish and I'll wipe slack & free space then use a PRNG wipe with 12 rounds, and use a zerpfill utility I have for my disk.

What would the chanes of me or anyone recovering anything from it if it had sensitive data on it?

 

[Anonymous]

Not likely. That is to say (no guarantees...not sure what your possible opposition has) it would be extremely hard to get it from all the research out there and all possible ways of getting that info are more or less theoretical.

Always make sure you Boot and Nuke the hard drive instead of just using a eraser or evidence eliminator or BCwipe for they leave crumbs all over the place.....ie better to burn the house down than to vacum it.

 

[Anonymous]

my method of destruction

Along your lines, I suggest the following:

Encrpypt only those files that you know to be sensitive (use Serpent instead). Why waste your time encrypting the HD when you only want to secure certain senitive files? I'd suggest this free proggy: http://www.hotpixel.net/software.html

It also has a "wipe free space" option that is effective.

Perhaps encrypt the swapfile as well.

Run Eraser with PRNG (pseudo-random number generation) with at least 3 passes, but no more that 7 (makes no point beyond this on modern HD's).

Then run DBAN with 12rounds of PRNG with the "verify" option enabled on at least the last round/pass.

That should do you (unless your HD is full of kiddy porn or you're a Muslim terrorist).

 

[Anonymous]

my method of destruction

Along your lines, I suggest the following:

Encrpypt only those files that you know to be sensitive (use Serpent instead). Why waste your time encrypting the HD when you only want to secure certain senitive files? I'd suggest this free proggy: http://www.hotpixel.net/software.html

It also has a "wipe free space" option that is effective.

Perhaps encrypt the swapfile as well.

Run Eraser with PRNG (pseudo-random number generation) with at least 3 passes, but no more that 7 (makes no point beyond this on modern HD's).

Then run DBAN with 12rounds of PRNG with the "verify" option enabled on at least the last round/pass.

That should do you (unless your HD is full of kiddy porn or you're a Muslim terrorist).

 

[Anonymous]

my method of destruction

Along your lines, I suggest the following:

Encrpypt only those files that you know to be sensitive (use Serpent instead). Why waste your time encrypting the HD when you only want to secure certain senitive files? I'd suggest this free proggy: http://www.hotpixel.net/software.html

It also has a "wipe free space" option that is effective.

Perhaps encrypt the swapfile as well.

Run Eraser with PRNG (pseudo-random number generation) with at least 3 passes, but no more that 7 (makes no point beyond this on modern HD's).

Then run DBAN with 12rounds of PRNG with the "verify" option enabled on at least the last round/pass.

That should do you (unless your HD is full of kiddy porn or you're a Muslim terrorist).

 

[Anonymous]

Regarding encryption,maybe a look at this application will be of interest:
http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/
and the documentation is well worth a read,especially on the subject of encryption, security,passwords(if used) etc. PDF reader req`d.
Personally,I have disabled the paging(swap)file,as my demands are simple and the memory big enough to cope-not for any sinister reason I may add!
Anyone any comments on the use of other more preferable OS`s if security is paramount? I suspect Windows is not the ideal choice,as it has been quoted that law enforcement agencies are always a little relieved if that is the OS they need to investigate!