From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 19 02:02:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3200416A41B for ; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:02:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-17.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-17.bluehost.com [69.89.20.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DFE2813C44B for ; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:02:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 4331 invoked by uid 0); 19 Jan 2008 02:02:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy1.bluehost.com with SMTP; 19 Jan 2008 02:02:25 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1JG32P-0004l0-9Y for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:02:25 -0700 Received: by demeter.hydra (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:02:23 -0700 Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:02:23 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd general questions Message-ID: <20080119020223.GE63533@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd general questions References: <478F0D5A.9090107@highperformance.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <478F0D5A.9090107@highperformance.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.com} {sentby:smtp auth 24.9.123.251 authed with perrin@apotheon.com} Subject: Re: Gutman Method on Empty Space X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:02:26 -0000 On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 12:10:02AM -0800, Jason C. Wells wrote: > Can anyone recommend a utility for the secure overwriting of unused disc > space? I am a satisfied customer of "Eraser" for Windows. I'm looking > for the same thing for FreeBSD. Have you looked into the `shred` utility (gshred on FreeBSD)? http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=388 -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Kent Beck: "I always knew that one day Smalltalk would replace Java. I just didn't know it would be called Ruby."