Re: Securely delete files...

[kunalvshah]

http://www.fileshredder.org/
File Shredder works perfectly great for this purpose.

-- Original message -- 
From: Atom Smasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 

> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008, Bhushan Jain wrote: 
> 
> > I wanted to know how could the file be deleted securely using PGP? 
> = 
> 
> you wouldn't use a hammer to put in screws, would you? there are tools for 
> deleting files, but gpg isn't in the list. start with this one - 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srm_%E2%80%93_Secure_Remove 
> 
> or google for `secure delete` and add the operating system & file system 
> that you're concerned about. 
> 
> be aware that some file systems make the job of ~really~ deleting files 
> difficult or impossible. 
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Re: Securely delete files...

[kunalvshah]

To check the effectiveness, according to DoD anything that is not wiped with 
algorithm DoD 5220.22M has potential to be recovered.

File shredder works well with DoD algorithm and higher. Also it is free.

If you are looking to wipe a disk,you can use DiskNuke. Both are 
sourceforge.net projects.

-- Original message -- 
From: Werner Koch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 

> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: 
> 
> > However, as you are asking this question of the GnuPG list, I suspect 
> > you mean to ask about GnuPG. GnuPG does not have a secure delete 
> > feature. 
> 
> Let me add that one reason for not providing a secure deletetion feature 
> is that gpg is Unix tool and as such it is usually operated in a 
> pipeline and does not work directly with files. 
> 
> Most Unix systems these days have secure deletion tools like shred(1) or 
> wipe(1). However, I doubt that they are any effective when used with 
> modern disks. 
> 
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> Salam-Shalom, 
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