Re: DISK Sanitizer Help

[Mark D <mdlkml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt,

Do you have a dog in this fight or something?  The data isn't gone just 
because you changed the key.  It's still on the platters of the disk 
until it's overwritten X times and can't be forensically retrieved.

Thanks,
Mark


On 2/22/2013 2:49 PM, Laine, Rogers wrote:
> Good point.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Olson
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 12:27 PM
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> Subject: RE: DISK Sanitizer Help
>
> In the future, when you replace these disks you may want to opt for the new self-encrypting disk drives.  It makes these discussions of disk wiping a thing of the past.
>
> Instead you simple change the drive encryption key before handing them in for warranty replacement or for sale and all data on the drive is rendered useless.