[TriLUG] Disk Wipers

[Douglas Ward]

That's what I use it for.  I shred /dev/devicename.  I usually shred
the device three times (and write zeroes on the fourth pass).  If
that's not a good solution I need to find something else.  Is there
anything better?


On 8/19/07, Craig Taylor <ctalkobt at gmail.com> wrote:
> Shred appears to be a file based mechanism for this ... I'm looking for a
> whole disk 'shredder' which from searching seem fewer and further between.
> (Does anyone know if shred /dev/hdaXX would work?)
>
> - Craig Taylor
>
> On 8/19/07, Douglas Ward <dward at nccumc.org> wrote:
> >
> > I use shred with great success.
> >
> > On 8/19/07, Craig Taylor <ctalkobt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > What disk 'wipe' programs are available for linux that can be run from
> > the
> > > command line on a drive volume? [[ I'm wanting to do it from the command
> > > line so that once the drives are auto-detected / plugged in the wipe can
> > > be
> > > started. They'll be hooked up through ata to usb converters so that > 4
> > > drives can be handled at any given time. ]]
> > >
> > > I'm thinking 'dd if=/dev/rand' multiple times might be sufficient but I
> > do
> > > want to maintain what they're currently using ( supposedly dod complient
> > 3
> > > pass - dban 'Derek's Boot & Nuke).
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > - Craig Taylor
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