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Conference ssag::ask_ssag

Title:	Ask the Storage Architecture Group
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Moderator:	SSAG::TERZAN

Created:	Wed Oct 15 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	6756
Total number of notes:	25276

6350.0. "scsi disk scrubber tool" by VIVIAN::P_MILNER () Tue Jan 28 1997 03:57

    Is there a tool which can be used with Dec Unix/OSF which will scrub a
    scsi disk, the customer has sensertive imformation which needs removing
    prior to deinstalling his disks, a reformat is not thought good enough.
    
    many thanks for any replies
    
    /phil milner (mcs engineer)

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6350.1 Many Previous Discussions Of Secure Disk Erasure XDELTA::HOFFMAN Steve, OpenVMS Engineering Fri Jan 31 1997 09:10 23

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6350.1	Many Previous Discussions Of Secure Disk Erasure	XDELTA::HOFFMAN	Steve, OpenVMS Engineering	`Fri Jan 31 1997 09:10`	23
	Use "eras" or keywords similar, and try some directory searches. I'm assuming military-style security. What declassification methods are permissible are up to the site security officer. Norton has a package for the PC that is one of the few packages around that can assist the site security officer with the process involved with "military-style" disk declassification. (The site security officer may still require the disk be melted into slag, even after being erased...) Start with ATPS::SEVMS note 285.* and SSAG::ASK_SSAG 5092.11. These notes -- and the SSAG::ASK_SSAG notes below -- contain an assortment of related information. 523 SKYLRK::WHEELERSU 18-MAY-1990 7 Any way to "Un-revector" a sect 720 GUIDUK::ONO 25-JAN-1991 6 How to "erase" a disk (again!) 1487 NWACES::KIMMEL 6-OCT-1992 1 Erase data in bad blocks? 2453 SWAM2::PALASE_FR 3-DEC-1993 3 DOD approved Disk erasure metho 2518 BALTMD::GLOCK 30-DEC-1993 1 SCSI Disk Erase Utility ?? 5092 NWD002::GRANGRUTH_DO 14-DEC-1995 11 Security erase of disks on DEC7 5610 SSAG::LARY 15-MAY-1996 2 Media coercivity, security eras

   Use "eras" or keywords similar, and try some directory searches.

   I'm assuming military-style security.  What declassification methods
   are permissible are up to the site security officer.

   Norton has a package for the PC that is one of the few packages around
   that can assist the site security officer with the process involved with
   "military-style" disk declassification.  (The site security officer may
   still require the disk be melted into slag, even after being erased...)

   Start with ATPS::SEVMS note 285.* and SSAG::ASK_SSAG 5092.11.  These
   notes -- and the SSAG::ASK_SSAG notes below -- contain an assortment
   of related information.

   523  SKYLRK::WHEELERSU    18-MAY-1990     7  Any way to "Un-revector" a sect
   720  GUIDUK::ONO          25-JAN-1991     6  How to "erase" a disk (again!)
  1487  NWACES::KIMMEL        6-OCT-1992     1  Erase data in bad blocks?
  2453   SWAM2::PALASE_FR     3-DEC-1993     3  DOD approved Disk erasure metho
  2518  BALTMD::GLOCK        30-DEC-1993     1  SCSI Disk Erase Utility ??
  5092  NWD002::GRANGRUTH_DO 14-DEC-1995    11  Security erase of disks on DEC7
  5610    SSAG::LARY         15-MAY-1996     2  Media coercivity, security eras