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Article #180random or urandom???
From: Clemens
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 16:48
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 16:48
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dd if=urandom of=/dev/hdb dd if=random of=/dev/hdb I want to overwrite my harddisk with random gibberish. What are the effects if I use "urandom"? What are the effects if I use "random"? What would you adwise, whatοΏ½s more reliable and secure?
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