crsysapi::Wipe Class Reference

Data wiping functions. More...

Public Types
enum	Opts : unsigned int
	Wipe options. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static bool	Data (bvec_t &data)
	Zeroises data in memory. More...
static bool	File (const std::string &fileName, Opts opts=Opts::Default)
	Securely wipe and delete a file with options. More...
static bool	String (std::string &s)
	Zeroises a string. More...

Detailed Description

Data wiping functions.

Member Enumeration Documentation

Opts

enum crsysapi::Wipe::Opts : unsigned int

Wipe options.

Enumerator
Default	Default options (DOD 7-pass)
Dod7Pass	DOD 7-pass (default)
Simple	Overwrite with single pass of zero bytes (quicker but less secure).

Member Function Documentation

Data()

static bool crsysapi::Wipe::Data ( bvec_t &  data )

static

Zeroises data in memory.

Parameters

data	data to be wiped

Returns

true if successful; false if fails

File()

static bool crsysapi::Wipe::File ( const std::string &  fileName, Opts  opts = Opts::Default  )

static

Securely wipe and delete a file with options.

Parameters

fileName	Name of file to be wiped
opts	Options (default = DOD 7-pass)

Returns

true if successful; false if fails

Exceptions

std::runtime_error

if file does not exist or cannot be opened.

String()

static bool crsysapi::Wipe::String ( std::string &  s )

static

Zeroises a string.

Parameters

s	String to be wiped

Returns

true if successful; false if fails