#!/usr/bin/env bash # # erase-storage.sh — overwrite a partition or securely erase a whole disk. # Full documentation: see erase-storage.md in this same folder. set -euo pipefail SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)" # shellcheck source=lib/common.sh source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../lib/common.sh" if [[ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]]; then common::log "WARNING: This script must be run as root (for example, with sudo)." common::die "stopping before processing arguments or checking dependencies" fi SCRIPT_HELP=$(cat <<'HELP' Usage: sudo ./HDD/erase-storage.sh DEVICE [zero|random] For a partition, writes one full pass of zeros (default) or pseudorandom data. For a whole disk, detects and runs a supported ATA Secure Erase or NVMe Sanitize operation. Whole-disk erasure requires two separate confirmations. Lists available block devices and mount points before continuing, highlighting the selected device in red when run in a terminal. At startup, asks you to confirm that you can keep the computer and drive powered and connected for the hours the operation may take. Arguments: DEVICE Partition (for example /dev/sda1) or whole disk zero Write zeros to a partition (default) random Write pseudorandom data to a partition Options: -h, --help Show this help message and exit Examples: sudo ./HDD/erase-storage.sh /dev/sda1 sudo ./HDD/erase-storage.sh /dev/nvme0n1p2 random sudo ./HDD/erase-storage.sh /dev/sda sudo ./HDD/erase-storage.sh /dev/nvme0n1 HELP ) common::show_help_if_requested "$@" [[ $# -ge 1 && $# -le 2 ]] || common::die "expected DEVICE [zero|random]; run with --help for usage" DEVICE_INPUT="$1" if [[ "$DEVICE_INPUT" == dev/* ]]; then DEVICE_INPUT="/$DEVICE_INPUT" fi [[ "$DEVICE_INPUT" == /dev/* ]] || common::die "DEVICE must be a path under /dev" FILL_MODE="${2:-zero}" case "$FILL_MODE" in zero|random) ;; *) common::die "partition fill mode must be 'zero' or 'random'" ;; esac for required_command in awk findmnt lsblk readlink swapon date dd sleep; do common::require_cmd "$required_command" done [[ -b "$DEVICE_INPUT" ]] || common::die "$DEVICE_INPUT does not exist or is not a block device" DEVICE="$(readlink -f -- "$DEVICE_INPUT")" || common::die "cannot resolve device path: $DEVICE_INPUT" DEVICE_TYPE="$(lsblk -dnro TYPE -- "$DEVICE")" || common::die "cannot determine device type" [[ "$DEVICE_TYPE" == "part" || "$DEVICE_TYPE" == "disk" ]] \ || common::die "only a partition or a whole disk is accepted (detected: $DEVICE_TYPE)" common::show_block_devices "$DEVICE" || common::die "cannot list available block devices" ROOT_SOURCE="$(findmnt -n -o SOURCE /)" || common::die "cannot determine the root filesystem device" ROOT_SOURCE="${ROOT_SOURCE%%\[*}" [[ -b "$ROOT_SOURCE" ]] || common::die "cannot safely resolve the root filesystem device ($ROOT_SOURCE)" ROOT_DEVICE="$(readlink -f -- "$ROOT_SOURCE")" || common::die "cannot resolve the root filesystem device" ROOT_TREE="$(lsblk --inverse --list --noheadings --paths --output PATH -- "$ROOT_DEVICE")" \ || common::die "cannot determine the devices backing the root filesystem" while IFS= read -r root_device; do [[ -n "$root_device" ]] || continue if [[ "$(readlink -f -- "$root_device")" == "$DEVICE" ]]; then common::die "$DEVICE backs the root filesystem; refusing to erase it" fi done <<< "$ROOT_TREE" DEVICE_TREE="$(lsblk --list --noheadings --paths --output PATH -- "$DEVICE")" \ || common::die "cannot inspect devices below $DEVICE" ACTIVE_SWAP_DEVICES="$(swapon --show --noheadings --raw --output NAME)" \ || common::die "cannot inspect active swap devices" while IFS= read -r child_device; do [[ -n "$child_device" ]] || continue if findmnt -rn -S "$child_device" >/dev/null 2>&1; then common::die "$child_device is mounted; unmount it before running this script" fi while IFS= read -r swap_device; do [[ -n "$swap_device" ]] || continue if [[ -b "$swap_device" ]]; then swap_source="$swap_device" else swap_mount_source="$(findmnt -n -o SOURCE -T "$swap_device")" \ || common::die "cannot determine the filesystem backing active swap file $swap_device" swap_mount_source="${swap_mount_source%%\[*}" [[ -b "$swap_mount_source" ]] \ || common::die "cannot safely resolve the block device backing active swap file $swap_device" swap_source="$swap_mount_source" fi swap_source_tree="$(lsblk --inverse --list --noheadings --paths --output PATH -- "$swap_source")" \ || common::die "cannot determine the devices backing active swap $swap_device" while IFS= read -r swap_backing_device; do [[ -n "$swap_backing_device" ]] || continue if [[ "$(readlink -f -- "$swap_backing_device")" == "$(readlink -f -- "$child_device")" ]]; then common::die "$child_device backs active swap ($swap_device); disable it before running this script" fi done <<< "$swap_source_tree" done <<< "$ACTIVE_SWAP_DEVICES" done <<< "$DEVICE_TREE" common::log "WARNING: Erasing data may take hours. Do not power off, reboot, or suspend the computer, or disconnect power or the drive." common::confirm "Can the computer and drive remain powered and connected until the operation finishes?" || exit 0 if [[ "$DEVICE_TYPE" == "part" ]]; then [[ $# -eq 1 || "$FILL_MODE" == "zero" || "$FILL_MODE" == "random" ]] \ || common::die "invalid fill mode; use 'zero' or 'random'" DEVICE_SIZE="$(lsblk -dnro SIZE --bytes -- "$DEVICE")" || common::die "cannot determine partition size" common::log "WARNING: this will irreversibly overwrite all data on partition $DEVICE ($DEVICE_SIZE bytes)." read -r -p "Type the exact device path '$DEVICE' to continue: " CONFIRM [[ "$CONFIRM" == "$DEVICE" ]] || common::die "operation cancelled; no data was changed" common::log "Writing one full $FILL_MODE pass to $DEVICE." if [[ "$FILL_MODE" == "zero" ]]; then dd if=/dev/zero of="$DEVICE" bs=4M count="$DEVICE_SIZE" iflag=count_bytes conv=fsync status=progress else dd if=/dev/urandom of="$DEVICE" bs=4M count="$DEVICE_SIZE" iflag=count_bytes conv=fsync status=progress fi common::log "Partition overwrite completed successfully." exit 0 fi [[ $# -eq 1 ]] || common::die "a fill mode is only valid for a partition" DEVICE_SIZE="$(lsblk -dnro SIZE --bytes -- "$DEVICE")" || common::die "cannot determine disk size" DEVICE_NAME="${DEVICE##*/}" ERASE_METHOD="" ERASE_TOOL="" NVME_ACTION="" NVME_ACTION_NAME="" ATA_ERASE_OPTION="" if [[ "$DEVICE_NAME" =~ ^(nvme[0-9]+)n[0-9]+$ ]]; then common::require_cmd nvme common::require_cmd jq NVME_CONTROLLER="/dev/${BASH_REMATCH[1]}" NVME_IDENTIFY="$(nvme id-ctrl "$NVME_CONTROLLER" -o json)" \ || common::die "could not read NVMe controller capabilities" SANICAP="$(jq -er '.sanicap' <<< "$NVME_IDENTIFY")" \ || common::die "NVMe controller did not report SANICAP" [[ "$SANICAP" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || common::die "invalid NVMe SANICAP value: $SANICAP" SANICAP_VALUE=$((SANICAP)) if (( SANICAP_VALUE & 1 )); then NVME_ACTION=4 NVME_ACTION_NAME="Crypto Erase" elif (( SANICAP_VALUE & 2 )); then NVME_ACTION=2 NVME_ACTION_NAME="Block Erase" elif (( SANICAP_VALUE & 4 )); then NVME_ACTION=3 NVME_ACTION_NAME="Overwrite" else common::die "NVMe controller does not advertise a supported Sanitize action" fi ERASE_METHOD="NVMe Sanitize: $NVME_ACTION_NAME" ERASE_TOOL="nvme" else common::require_cmd hdparm common::require_cmd awk common::require_cmd grep ATA_IDENTIFY="$(hdparm -I "$DEVICE" 2>&1)" || common::die "could not read ATA security capabilities" ATA_SECURITY="$(awk ' /^[[:space:]]*Security:/ { in_security = 1; print; next } in_security && /^[^[:space:]]/ { exit } in_security { print } ' <<< "$ATA_IDENTIFY")" [[ -n "$ATA_SECURITY" ]] || common::die "device did not report an ATA Security section" grep -Eiq '^[[:space:]]+supported[[:space:]]*$' <<< "$ATA_SECURITY" \ || common::die "device does not report ATA Security Erase support" grep -Eiq '^[[:space:]]+not frozen[[:space:]]*$' <<< "$ATA_SECURITY" \ || common::die "ATA security is frozen or its state could not be determined; refusing to continue" grep -Eiq '^[[:space:]]+not enabled[[:space:]]*$' <<< "$ATA_SECURITY" \ || common::die "ATA security is already enabled; refusing to risk leaving the disk locked" if grep -Eiq 'supported:[[:space:]]+enhanced erase' <<< "$ATA_SECURITY"; then ATA_ERASE_OPTION="--security-erase-enhanced" ERASE_METHOD="ATA Enhanced Security Erase" else ATA_ERASE_OPTION="--security-erase" ERASE_METHOD="ATA Security Erase" fi ERASE_TOOL="hdparm" fi common::log "WARNING: whole-disk operation on $DEVICE ($DEVICE_SIZE bytes)." common::log "Detected supported method: $ERASE_METHOD. ALL DATA on this disk will be destroyed." read -r -p "First confirmation: type ERASE to continue: " FIRST_CONFIRM [[ "$FIRST_CONFIRM" == "ERASE" ]] || common::die "operation cancelled; no data was changed" common::log "Final warning: $ERASE_METHOD will erase the entire disk $DEVICE, including every partition." read -r -p "Final confirmation: type the exact device name '$DEVICE_NAME': " FINAL_CONFIRM [[ "$FINAL_CONFIRM" == "$DEVICE_NAME" ]] || common::die "operation cancelled; no data was changed" if [[ "$ERASE_TOOL" == "nvme" ]]; then common::log "Starting $ERASE_METHOD on $DEVICE. The device may continue sanitizing after the command returns." nvme sanitize "$DEVICE" --sanact="$NVME_ACTION" while true; do SANITIZE_LOG="$(nvme sanitize-log "$DEVICE" -o json)" \ || common::die "could not read NVMe Sanitize status; the operation may still be running" SANITIZE_STATUS="$(jq -er '.sstat' <<< "$SANITIZE_LOG")" \ || common::die "NVMe Sanitize status was missing or invalid" [[ "$SANITIZE_STATUS" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || common::die "invalid NVMe Sanitize status: $SANITIZE_STATUS" case $((SANITIZE_STATUS & 7)) in 1|4) common::log "NVMe Sanitize completed successfully." break ;; 2) common::log "NVMe Sanitize is still in progress; checking again in 30 seconds." sleep 30 ;; 3) common::die "NVMe Sanitize reported failure; consult the device sanitize log" ;; *) common::die "NVMe Sanitize is not running or reported an unknown status ($SANITIZE_STATUS)" ;; esac done else common::log "Starting $ERASE_METHOD on $DEVICE. Do not interrupt power or disconnect the drive." ATA_PASSWORD="strix-erase" hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass "$ATA_PASSWORD" "$DEVICE" if ! hdparm --user-master u "$ATA_ERASE_OPTION" "$ATA_PASSWORD" "$DEVICE"; then common::die "ATA erase failed; the disk may remain security-locked with the temporary password '$ATA_PASSWORD'" fi common::log "$ERASE_METHOD completed successfully." fi