Writing over a drive using /dev/zero

Tue Nov 30 05:42:07 UTC 2010

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:58 PM, Tyler Aviss <tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I've always been a fan of DBAN for secure-wiping disks. It have many levels
> to choose from to ensure it ain't coming back. Of course nothing quite beats
> thermite, but it's not the safest thing for users ^^

I have used DBAN in the past as well... but my understanding is that
it doesn't work at detecting/erasing external drives connected via
USB?
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