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

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Thu Sep 13 12:48:29 EDT 2007


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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