1994-12-01 - Need program pointers
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From: pstemari@fsp.fsp.com (Paul Ste. Marie)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Reply To: <199411270330.WAA02572@freenet3.carleton.ca>
UTC Datetime: 1994-12-01 03:58:07 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 30 Nov 94 19:58:07 PST
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From: pstemari@fsp.fsp.com (Paul Ste. Marie)
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 94 19:58:07 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Need program pointers
In-Reply-To: <199411270330.WAA02572@freenet3.carleton.ca>
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> There is a commonly-held belief that there is a US government standard
> for declassifying magnetic media which involves overwriting it three
> times. In fact this method is for declassifying core (computer memory)
> rather than magnetic media. The government standard for declassifying
> magnetic media probably involves concentrated acid, furnaces, belt
> sanders, or any combination of the above.
For magentic media, which includes core :), I believe the standard is
overwriting the info alternately with 0's and 1's 100x.
Paul
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