[nflug] After many, many google searches, I have to admit defeat and ask for help...

[Dennis Ruzeski]

The problem is that dd is not a DoD verified deletion method.



On 9/13/07, mark k <mkopenski at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was thinking the same thing dd a few times on the partition should do it.
>
>
> On 9/13/07, Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com > wrote:
> > Am I missing something here or wouldn't dd do the trick?
> >
> > Darin Perusich wrote:
> > > Have you looked at ncrypt? I think it will provide what you're looking
> > > for.
> > >
> > > http://ncrypt.sourceforge.net/
> > > http://linux.die.net/man/8/ncrypt
> > >
> > > Brad Bartram wrote:
> > >> Hey guys (and girls);
> > >>
> > >> I'm looking for a utility that will run under linux.  Preferably
> > >> command-line, rather than GUI.
> > >>
> > >> I need a utility that will wipe a partition, of my choosing, of all
> > >> data to DoD spec.
> > >>
> > >> Here are my limitations -
> > >>
> > >>   as I said, it has to be a standalone utility or some obscure option
> > >> to an existing utility
> > >>   it has to be to a verifiable specification - i.e., write with 0,
> > >> then with 1, then with FF and repeat several times (DoD spec)
> > >>
> > >> I've looked high and low and can find windows utilities from now
> > >> until next week that do what I need but I'm having a beast of a time
> > >> finding a utility in linux that doesn't want to do an automated
> > >> thrashing of my entire system on boot or anything I don't want.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks in advance.
> > >>
> > >> Brad
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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