https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=374937
Bug ID: 374937
Summary: Ark should have option to shred temporarily extracted
files on close
Product: ark
Version: 16.08.3
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: elvis.angelac...@kde.org
Reporter: greg.b....@lightsys.org
CC: rthoms...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
When working with encrypted archives, opening a file causes a temporary
extraction to a randomly-named directory in /tmp. However, when Ark is closed,
it only removes the temporarily extracted files; it does not shred them. A
stolen or infected computer (for example) would then present a risk of that
file's disclosure even though the archive is encrypted.
Proposed solution: add an option in preferences to shred *temporarily*
extracted files prior to their automatic removal.
Discussion point: should this be the default behavior? Some viewer
applications may be confused by the file's overwrite while the viewer still has
the file open but Ark has been closed. Perhaps Ark can detect this condition
and respond to it, but that itself may be problematic or too complex.
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