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From: Radames <radames42@freenet.de>
To: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: cow versus data erasure
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 10:20:18 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <loom.20110515T121909-434@post.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 72d360c3a60a791182b5901cca382570@email.freenet.de

A method to overwrite all unused block may be another alternative.

<radames42 <at> freenet.de> writes:
> since btrfs uses cow I wonder how I can erase confidential data.
> 
> Alternatives are:
> - using encfs to save confidential data
> - using luks to encrypt the whole disk/partition
> other suggestions?

Kind regards,
Radames



      parent reply	other threads:[~2011-05-15 10:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-05-15  9:43 cow versus data erasure radames42
2011-05-15 10:00 ` Swâmi Petaramesh
2011-05-15 10:20 ` Radames [this message]

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