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| author | Mounir IDRASSI <mounir.idrassi@idrix.fr> | 2014-07-26 17:46:17 +0200 |
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| committer | Mounir IDRASSI <mounir.idrassi@idrix.fr> | 2014-11-08 23:21:40 +0100 |
| commit | 97154aaf51efe787dd1678c8e1baeeb65ce46fe1 (patch) | |
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| parent | 1ddae209326858f1c244a4b52ba2bd068cc8985a (diff) | |
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Lower number of times we overwrite volume header during the encryption of a partition if the user choose to wipe the driver. Latest studies show that even one pass is enough to make data irretrievable. A value of 3 is a conservative approach that enhance performance without scarifying security. http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/16130-The-Urban-Legend-of-Multipass-Hard-Disk-Overwrite.html http://digital-forensics.sans.org/blog/2009/01/15/overwriting-hard-drive-data/
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