Micah Abrams wrote:
>
> I have a customer who would like to implement a secure delete function
> on their toaster. Essentially as email comes in and is cleared out with
> pop (they only use pop to check), they want to make sure that it is
> securely deleted from the server. I understand this is probably more of
> a general linux question but I wanted to ask here first since it will
> mainly be used in the context of a toaster. Has anyone here implemented
> such a solution before? If so, any recommendations on the best approach
> to this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Micah
>
Define "Securely deleted" (or have your customer attempt to). If this is a
windows user, assure them that linux delete is secure (since there is no
trashcan that can be used to restore). Then point out to the customer that
if they're not using SSL/TLS with their pop3 (and smtp too), then they're
already much less secure than an "unsecure delete" (whatever that is) would be.
Disclaimer: parts of the above statements aren't entirely correct.
To do anything more would require in-depth knowledge of whichever filesystem
is being used.
Two more questions:
Why?
How much are they willing to spend?
--
-Eric 'shubes'
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