On Llu, 2003-05-12 at 22:51, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
>
> >> ...and on a related topic, if someone wrote a patch to optionally clear
> >> the swap area at swapoff would it ever be accepted?
> >
> > man dd ?
>
> "That can be done manually" does not get you the check mark in
> the list of features. Management wants idiot-resistant security.
man dd
man bash
idiot proof != kernel side
And its still a waste of time because you dont have enough guarantees about
things like drive layout.
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