diff --git a/include/erase.hpp b/include/erase.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..699d430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/erase.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <string>
+
+/** @class Erase
+ *  @brief Erase object provides a base class for the specific erase types
+ */
+class Erase
+{
+  public:
+    /** @brief creates an erase object
+     *  @param inDevPath the linux path for the block device
+     */
+    Erase(std::string_view inDevPath) : devPath(inDevPath)
+    {}
+
+    /** @brief finds the size of the linux block device in bytes
+     *  @return size of a block device using the devPath
+     */
+    uint64_t findSizeOfBlockDevice();
+
+  protected:
+    /* The linux path for the block device */
+    std::string devPath;
+};
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index da1595b..b879ead 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -1,2 +1,13 @@
 
 eStoraged_headers = include_directories('.')
+
+conf_data = configuration_data()
+# If the number of drives increases we plan to switch to a config file design
+# in which, the max and min size are read and parsed for a config file at
+# verification time.
+conf_data.set('ERASE_MAX_GEOMETRY', get_option('erase_max_geometry'))
+conf_data.set('ERASE_MIN_GEOMETRY', get_option('erase_min_geometry'))
+
+configure_file(
+  output: 'estoraged_conf.hpp',
+  configuration: conf_data)
diff --git a/include/verifyDriveGeometry.hpp b/include/verifyDriveGeometry.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b16641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/verifyDriveGeometry.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "erase.hpp"
+
+#include <string_view>
+
+class VerifyDriveGeometry : public Erase
+{
+  public:
+    /** @brief Creates a verifyDriveGeomentry erase object.
+     *
+     *  @param[in] inDevPath - the linux device path for the block device.
+     */
+    VerifyDriveGeometry(std::string_view inDevPath) : Erase(inDevPath)
+    {}
+
+    /** @brief Test if input is in between the max and min expected sizes,
+     * and throws errors accordingly.
+     *
+     *  @param[in] bytes - Size of the block device
+     */
+    void geometryOkay(uint64_t bytes);
+};
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 224b6ea..1a61027 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 eStoraged_root = meson.current_source_dir()
 eStoraged_dbus_headers = include_directories('.')
 
-subdir('include/')
+subdir('include')
 subdir('xyz/openbmc_project/eStoraged')
-subdir('src/')
+subdir('src')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 0fc2767..c0c3b2b 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+option ('erase_min_geometry', type : 'integer', min : 0, max : 18446744073709551615, value : 10, description : 'The min size allowed in bytes, used by the geometry check')
+option ('erase_max_geometry', type : 'integer', min : 0, max : 18446744073709551615, value : 5368709120, description : 'the max size allowed in bytes, used by the geometry check')
 option('tests', type: 'feature', description: 'Build tests')
diff --git a/src/erase/erase.cpp b/src/erase/erase.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b6ce17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/erase/erase.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include "erase.hpp"
+
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+
+#include <phosphor-logging/lg2.hpp>
+#include <stdplus/fd/create.hpp>
+#include <stdplus/fd/managed.hpp>
+#include <stdplus/handle/managed.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/eStoraged/error.hpp>
+
+using sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::eStoraged::Error::EraseError;
+using stdplus::fd::ManagedFd;
+
+uint64_t Erase::findSizeOfBlockDevice()
+{
+    ManagedFd fd;
+    uint64_t bytes;
+    try
+    {
+        // open block dev
+        fd = stdplus::fd::open(devPath, stdplus::fd::OpenAccess::ReadOnly);
+        // get block size
+        fd.ioctl(BLKGETSIZE64, &bytes);
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        lg2::error("erase unable to open blockdev", "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ID",
+                   std::string("OpenBMC.0.1.DriveEraseFailure"),
+                   "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ARGS", std::to_string(fd.get()));
+        throw EraseError();
+    }
+    return bytes;
+}
diff --git a/src/erase/meson.build b/src/erase/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c90ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/erase/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+libeStoragedErase_lib = static_library(
+  'libeStoragedErase-lib',
+  'verifyDriveGeometry.cpp',
+  'erase.cpp',
+  include_directories : eStoraged_headers,
+  implicit_include_directories: false,
+  dependencies: [eStoraged_dbus, dependency('stdplus'),],
+)
+
+libeStoragedErase_dep = declare_dependency(
+  include_directories: eStoraged_headers,
+  link_with: libeStoragedErase_lib,
+)
+
diff --git a/src/erase/verifyDriveGeometry.cpp b/src/erase/verifyDriveGeometry.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2996912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/erase/verifyDriveGeometry.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "verifyDriveGeometry.hpp"
+
+#include "estoraged_conf.hpp"
+
+#include <phosphor-logging/lg2.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/eStoraged/error.hpp>
+
+#include <string>
+
+using sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::eStoraged::Error::EraseError;
+
+void VerifyDriveGeometry::geometryOkay(uint64_t bytes)
+{
+    if (bytes > ERASE_MAX_GEOMETRY)
+    {
+        lg2::error("Erase verify Geometry too large", "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ID",
+                   std::string("OpenBMC.0.1.DriveEraseFailure"),
+                   "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ARGS",
+                   std::to_string(bytes) + ">" +
+                       std::to_string(ERASE_MAX_GEOMETRY));
+        throw EraseError();
+    }
+    else if (bytes < ERASE_MIN_GEOMETRY)
+    {
+        lg2::error(
+            "eStorageD erase verify Geometry too small", "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ID",
+            std::string("OpenBMC.0.1.DriveEraseFailure"),
+            "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ARGS",
+            std::to_string(bytes) + "<" + std::to_string(ERASE_MIN_GEOMETRY));
+        throw EraseError();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        lg2::info("eStorageD erase verify Geometry in range",
+                  "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ID",
+                  std::string("OpenBMC.0.1.DriveEraseSuccess"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/estoraged.cpp b/src/estoraged.cpp
index dcbb524..4e64ca6 100644
--- a/src/estoraged.cpp
+++ b/src/estoraged.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "estoraged.hpp"
 
 #include "cryptsetupInterface.hpp"
+#include "verifyDriveGeometry.hpp"
 
 #include <libcryptsetup.h>
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
+using sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::eStoraged::Error::EraseError;
+
 namespace estoraged
 {
 
@@ -42,11 +45,49 @@
     mountFilesystem();
 }
 
-void eStoraged::erase(std::vector<uint8_t>, EraseMethod)
+void eStoraged::erase(std::vector<uint8_t>, EraseMethod inEraseMethod)
 {
     std::cerr << "Erasing encrypted eMMC" << std::endl;
-    std::string msg = "OpenBMC.0.1.DriveErase";
-    lg2::info("Starting erase", "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ID", msg);
+    lg2::info("Starting erase", "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ID",
+              std::string("OpenBMC.0.1.DriveErase"));
+    switch (inEraseMethod)
+    {
+        case EraseMethod::CryptoErase:
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+        case EraseMethod::VerifyGeometry:
+        {
+            VerifyDriveGeometry myVerifyGeometry(devPath);
+            uint64_t size = myVerifyGeometry.findSizeOfBlockDevice();
+            myVerifyGeometry.geometryOkay(size);
+            break;
+        }
+        case EraseMethod::LogicalOverWrite:
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+        case EraseMethod::LogicalVerify:
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+        case EraseMethod::VendorSanitize:
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+        case EraseMethod::ZeroOverWrite:
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+        case EraseMethod::ZeroVerify:
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+        case EraseMethod::SecuredLocked:
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void eStoraged::lock(std::vector<uint8_t>)
@@ -79,8 +120,8 @@
 void eStoraged::changePassword(std::vector<uint8_t>, std::vector<uint8_t>)
 {
     std::cerr << "Changing password for encrypted eMMC" << std::endl;
-    std::string msg = "OpenBMC.0.1.DrivePasswordChanged";
-    lg2::info("Starting change password", "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ID", msg);
+    lg2::info("Starting change password", "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ID",
+              std::string("OpenBMC.0.1.DrivePasswordChanged"));
 }
 
 bool eStoraged::isLocked() const
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 318ecda..c23ff19 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@
     /* Create an eStoraged object. */
     estoraged::eStoraged esObject{b, path.c_str(), physicalBlockDev,
                                   containerBlockDev};
-    std::string msg = "OpenBMC.1.0.ServiceStarted";
     lg2::info("Storage management service is running", "REDFISH_MESSAGE_ID",
-              msg);
+              std::string("OpenBMC.1.0.ServiceStarted"));
 
     while (true)
     {
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 50a5c7c..1390536 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+subdir('erase')
+
 libeStoraged_deps = [
   dependency('sdbusplus'),
   dependency('phosphor-logging',
@@ -16,13 +18,14 @@
   'estoraged.cpp',
   include_directories : eStoraged_headers,
   implicit_include_directories: false,
-  dependencies: libeStoraged_deps,
+  dependencies: [libeStoraged_deps, libeStoragedErase_dep],
 )
 
 libeStoraged = declare_dependency(
   dependencies: libeStoraged_deps,
   include_directories: eStoraged_headers,
-  link_with: libeStoraged_lib)
+  link_with: libeStoraged_lib,
+)
 
 executable(
   'eStoraged',
diff --git a/src/test/erase/verifyGeometry_test.cpp b/src/test/erase/verifyGeometry_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1731e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/erase/verifyGeometry_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "estoraged_conf.hpp"
+#include "verifyDriveGeometry.hpp"
+
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/eStoraged/error.hpp>
+
+#include <gmock/gmock-matchers.h>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+using sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::eStoraged::Error::EraseError;
+
+TEST(VerifyGeometry, TooBigFail)
+{
+    VerifyDriveGeometry maxVerify("");
+    EXPECT_THROW(maxVerify.geometryOkay(ERASE_MAX_GEOMETRY + 1), EraseError);
+}
+
+TEST(VerifyGeometry, TooSmallFail)
+{
+    VerifyDriveGeometry minVerify("");
+    EXPECT_THROW(minVerify.geometryOkay(ERASE_MIN_GEOMETRY - 1), EraseError);
+}
+
+TEST(VerifyGeometry, pass)
+{
+    VerifyDriveGeometry passVerify("");
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW(passVerify.geometryOkay(ERASE_MIN_GEOMETRY + 1));
+}
diff --git a/src/test/meson.build b/src/test/meson.build
index a4c23f7..8f05182 100644
--- a/src/test/meson.build
+++ b/src/test/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 gmock = dependency('gmock', disabler: true, required: build_tests)
 
 tests = [
+  'erase/verifyGeometry_test',
   'estoraged_test',
 ]