> A little more information: > > I am doing contract work at home on my own computer. I have > transferred files containing trade secrets (source code) > to it. My contract states that at the end of the contract, > I must return all copies of their trade secrets, and all > equipment belonging to them, and "permanently eradicate" > all copies of their trade secrets which I possess but do > not return. > > I don't want to take a hammer to my own disc, thank you. > > Now, we are on very good terms, and I don't anticipate having > to take any action soon. But I would like to be prepared. Here is an idea. Format the drive as ext2, and then use bonnie test to write and read on the drive randomly excessively for a day or so.
