Dunno of an equivalent for WipeDisk, though...
Regards,
-- penang.island@usa.net wrote: : In the olden days of DOS, where there was no Linux, no Windoze nor swapfiles, : the (pre-Symantec) Norton Utilities came with a utility file called : WIPEFILE.EXE, which did a wonderful : rewrite-at-least-three-times-before-delete-the-file job (and according to Norton : Utilities at that time, that procedure was conformed to DOD's security : requirement) on any files you really wanted to get rid for good.: 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?
: - : To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in : the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu : Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
--- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/