2021-07-15 22:12:04 +02:00
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# disk_wiper
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2021-07-16 02:40:36 +02:00
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a disk wiper since shred is "lentoinculo" on some machines,
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2021-07-16 02:44:51 +02:00
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2021-07-16 02:45:18 +02:00
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the old machine has achieved ~100MB/s instead of shred's ~10MB/s
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2021-07-16 02:17:19 +02:00
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2021-07-16 02:19:40 +02:00
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### features:
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2021-07-16 02:17:19 +02:00
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2021-07-16 02:38:38 +02:00
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* checks if disk has errors, in that case instructs you to physically destroy it poiting to the Model and Serial numbers to best identify the drive
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* checks if disk is an SSD (see TODO) and reminds you the dangers of SSD's flash reallocation
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2021-07-16 02:17:19 +02:00
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* differentiate between SAS and SATA to retrieve the correct data
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2021-07-16 02:20:03 +02:00
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* uses openssl to provide randomness (faster)
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2021-07-16 02:17:19 +02:00
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* has a nice progress bar for the shredding and zeroing with timing of the current operation
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2021-07-16 02:33:54 +02:00
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* automatically installs it's prerequisites (pv, smartmontools and hdparm)
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2021-07-16 02:17:19 +02:00
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2021-07-16 02:19:40 +02:00
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### TODO:
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2021-07-16 02:17:19 +02:00
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- [ ] check ATA Secure Erase for SSDs
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2021-07-16 02:19:40 +02:00
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- [ ] needs testing with SATA drives
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2021-07-16 02:33:54 +02:00
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- [ ] needs testing with broken SATA drives
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- [ ] needs testing with SSDs
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- [ ] broaden the platforms for prerequisites installation (at least yum)
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