[9481] in bugtraq
Re: Microsoft Access 97 Stores Database Password as Plaintext
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ian Smith)
Thu Feb 11 15:34:13 1999
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:32:45 -0500
Reply-To: Ian Smith <Smith@IAN.ORG>
From: Ian Smith <Smith@IAN.ORG>
X-To: sozni@USA.NET
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
In-Reply-To: <199902081515.KAA25042@sol00371.dn.net>
On Mon, 8 Feb 1999 sozni@USA.NET wrote:
> My solution was to write a utility that will make a huge file filled
> with zeros the same size as the remaining space on the hard drive. Then
> I deleted that file and compacted the database into a new filename.
>
> Of course this was several years ago when remaining space on a hard
> drive was negligent. I look at my remaining hard drive space now and
> making a 3GB file would not be practical. Perhaps you could make a
> small partition or even a ram drive just for this purpose.
Or run a utility that wipes out free space on a daily basis. There
are several that I have seen.
I am not affiliated with Jetico other than a user, but I use their
BestCrypt encrypted filesystem for Windows (which is a great product),
and it comes with a utility to fry unused portions of your hard drive
and other locations that could contain old data. The drive wiper is
available as a seperate download and is free for noncomercial use.
It's about $10 for the purchased version.
http://www.jetico.sci.fi/bcwipe.htm
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