[kwlug-disc] Securely wiping zip disks?

[Paul Nijjar]

To add to this: is this an internal or external Zip drive? 
(We did have an internal one kicking around that I set aside for these
kinds of situations.)

- Paul

On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 12:31:38PM -0400, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> A few months back I posted a similar email to the group in which I
> mentioned that I was using nwipe, with is a linux fork of dban.  I still
> consider nwipe to be a good choice here, but if you're getting really slow
> speeds then check your connections.  If you're mounting the drive inside a
> PC then fine, but it you're using a toaster oven as an external dock then
> try to use USB3 connections.  It makes a difference.
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 15 Jul 2021 at 12:23, Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Normally I'd use DBAN to wipe hard drives and partedmagic to securely
> > wipe SSDs. I had a request recently for some zip disks and wondered if
> > anyone has a good method for wiping these that would meet a DOD-short
> > (3 pass standard). I tried nwipe and it started out well, but part way
> > through ended up with a million or so hours to wipe a 100MB disk. (I
> > ended up using gparted and the drive seemed to be okay, but not
> > securely wiped).
> >
> > There's a dd tutorial here that looks pretty good (for USB keys):
> >
> > https://uwnthesis.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/kali-how-to-use-dd-to-wipe-your-usb-pen-the-visual-guide/
> >
> > Just wondering if someone has used any other tools to wipe zip drives?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Charles
> >
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