
Secure delete
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
Hi
This is my Servicemenu. It use wipe to destroy files and directories.
Wipe:
Secure file deletion
Recovery of supposedly erased data from magnetic media is easier than what
many people would like to believe. A technique called Magnetic Force
Microscopy (MFM) allows any moderately funded opponent to recover the last
two or three layers of data written to disk. Wipe repeatedly writes special
patterns to the files to be destroyed, using the fsync() call and/or the
O_SYNC bit to force disk access.
INSTALL:
Just copy the file to
~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus
The following languages are supported: en,fr,br,it,de,es
It use the command: wipe -r -f
I hope it is useful.
Wipe has only full effect on ext2!
Write Comments please.
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!!! No liability is assumed for damages to hard and software !!!
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15 years ago
Added info for ext2
1.1 fix syntax error in it language
15 years ago
Added info for ext2
1.1 fix syntax error in it language
jaykayess
15 years ago
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gordin
15 years ago
It is off by default, because it is not 100% secure on all filesystems, as stated above.
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kah
15 years ago
Name[it]=Distrugg
should be:
Name[it]=Distruggi
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gassauer
15 years ago
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pinguin74
15 years ago
But the problem is, that with modern journaled file systems like ReiserFS, EXT3, JFS and others, tools like wipe or shred offer only limited security.
Wipe or shred can do a good job on EXT2 file systems, but if one uses a journaled file system the best thing is to use an encrypted file system.
I really don´t want to offend, just wanted to say, if one really needs secure deletion encrypted file systems are the only road to go.
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