Secure Delete utilities for Linux EXT3

[Net Llama!]

On 04/14/04 17:00, James McDonald wrote:
> I think this is one of those things that needs a special utility/kernel
> patch created by someone who knows the way the system identifies on-disk
> free space which then overwrites free space with zero/random content or by
> using a delete utility/system call that always swipes files and not just
> unlinks them.
> 
> Sadly however I am not a programmer and can't spend the time to learn C then
> learn the code to create an application that would do it. So if anyone sees
> a free space swipe utility in their travails let me know.

I wonder if SE Linux has something that might apply.

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