Secure File Eraser

on windows i have a program called cyberscrub which can do the secure deletion of data. it can also erase 'deleted' data. the file shredder which comes with suse is pretty, well, not great. cyberscrub also scrambles file properties etc. does anyone know of a good eraser for linux? i need it to delete data securely, if possible erase temporary files from programs (or does cleaning /tmp do this?), and erase deleted/free space on hard disk.

Thanks

try wipe
you can also erase one single file easily with one right click because there is a service menu out there. Just install the program and the get the service menu, here http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/S...e?content=28729

Have you read this?

try wipe
you can also erase one single file easily with one right click because there is a service menu out there. Just install the program and the get the service menu, here http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/S...e?content=28729
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thanks! will giv it a try later!

as a standard user i dont have access to write to the folder i need to, how, using console can i copy the file to the kde apps folder? dont want to log in as root obviously.

ross.

Copy into ~ thats what it says or are you trying for all users but as ext3 not sure I see any benefit for wipe over shred.

As su
cp file /opt/kde3/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus

Or use filemanager konq drag and drop, cut paste, copy

on a journaled file system like Ext3/ReiserFS/XFS, there's not such thing as 100% secure shredding/deleting of files because the file you are shredding may be gone from your disk but it can be recovered from the file system's journal

on a journaled file system like Ext3/ReiserFS/XFS, there's not such thing as 100% secure shredding/deleting of files because the file you are shredding may be gone from your disk but it can be recovered from the file system's journal
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OK, but what about if i were to use it for stuff on my portable hard drive which is fat32? this would work right?

That would work or perhaps ext2 but this says it all short story pulverise the HDD.

http://mareichelt.de/pub/notmine/sanitizing.html

That would work or perhaps ext2 but this says it all short story pulverise the HDD.

http://mareichelt.de/pub/notmine/sanitizing.html
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ah i see, interesting theres no real way of getting rid rid of stuff, except for burning it at a rather high temp, or using a rather strong magnet.

thanks for your replies, help much appreciated.