Messages in this thread | | | From | Jose Carlos Benfati <> | Subject | Re: Wanted: Secure-delete utility for Linux | Date | Thu, 24 Dec 1998 02:56:26 GMT |
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On Tue, 22 Dec 1998 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?
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