USB / Removable Device Wiping Support

[shreyas-omkar]

Feature: USB / Removable Device Wiping Support

Description

SecureWipe currently focuses on internal storage devices (HDD, SSD, NVMe). There is no explicit support for USB or other removable storage devices, despite them being a common use case for secure wiping.

While some USB devices may appear in lsblk, they are not:

• Explicitly identified as removable
• Clearly distinguished from internal disks
• Treated with USB-specific safety handling

This issue proposes adding first-class support for USB and removable block devices, with clear detection, labeling, and wipe flows.

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Goals

• Detect removable devices reliably (USB flash drives, external HDDs, SD card readers)
• Clearly label removable devices in the UI (e.g. [USB], [Removable])
• Allow secure wiping using overwrite-based methods
• Preserve all existing confirmation and safety checks

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Acceptance Criteria

• USB devices are detected and listed consistently
• Device type is clearly visible in the UI
• Wiping a USB device completes successfully using overwrite passes
• Internal disks and removable disks are clearly distinguishable

[anshu2k24]

I’d like to work on this! It looks like a great addition to the project and I'd love to help solve it. Could you please assign this issue to me?

[shreyas-omkar]

Go ahead.