21 Nov
1997
21 Nov
'97
11:04 a.m.
Hmm... I wonder what the DoD procedure is for erasing
(possibly classified)
information from core?
There is a procedure for erasing stuff like this - it can be found in (at
least) older Xicor books. It generally involves writing and erasing
patterns and zeros to the memory quite a great deal (thus, used EEPROMs
from the military should be suspect, as they could be
worn out).
Or have the security folks completely ignored
the issues of nonvolatile storage?
Ignored, or overreacted (just like the shovels a buddy had to break the
handles off of, just because their part number showed them to be included
in an antenna guy kit that required demilling).
Last time I was involved with such procedures, hard
drives were melted
with thermite, and remaining ashes/parts were trucked into a secured
area where they were buried (and kept under guard).
Yes, government machines are often missing drives.
William Donzelli
william(a)ans.net