> > I am wondering, is there any software I can use with Linux that > can scramble > > everything on my hard disk
> Boot off a CD or single disk system such as toms root boot. > cat /dev/random >/dev/hda > will really scramble things but it will take a long time to go over the > whole disk. There'll be no partition table afterwards either. > If you use /dev/urandom instead it will be quicker, but vulnerable to theoretical attacks based on the random sequencer. Unless the NSA or similar agency if out to get you, /dev/urandom should be good enough. And if truely paranoid be aware that a single pass of writing random data isn't enough - there are still ways to get information out by looking physically at the disk platter. Give it a few passes to make sure. - Doug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
