The shred command and security?

[Beartooth]

On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:58:09 +0000, Mike C wrote:

> In the event that you want to give a Fedora machine to a friend but want
> to remove sensitive files first, an obvious tool is the shred command.
[...]
> Are there any other commands that will securely delete
> files/directories?

	Here's a different angle on it: why not copy the stuff you want 
to pass on to some temporary place -- like a DVD or an external hard 
drive; then run DBAN; then do a fresh install of Fedora; then copy the 
contents of the DVD or external drive back onto it?

	Wouldn't you end up with the same result? And be *sure* of having 
exercised discretion?

	Or am I missing something obvious?

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