There was also a related utility file called WIPEDISK.EXE, which did a good job
not only wipe-the-entire-disk, as its name implied, but could be also used to
wipe all the "empty spaces" on the disk, using a similar
rewrite-at-least-three-times-before-delete-the-disk(space) procedure, in
accordance to the DOD security requirement.
Now we have Linux, swapfiles and Windoze, but the little DOD-conforming
WIPEFILE.EXE and WIPEDISK.EXE are no longer available.
I have finally gotten my company's systems all running Linux, and there are
times when files containing sensitive informations are being "deleted", I really
wished that I have a "wipefile(/disk).exe-compatible" utility on hand so I can
be assured that sensitive informations contained in those "deleted" files are
safe from prying eyes.
Question: Is there such utility for Linux?
If so, what is its name and where can I get it?
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