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

[mark k]

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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