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ssh-vault/shred.go
2017-08-20 19:08:33 +02:00

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Go

package sshvault
import "os"
//Shred securely delete a file
func Shred(file string) error {
defer os.Remove(file)
f, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_RDWR, 0600)
if err != nil {
return err
}
fileInfo, err := f.Stat()
if err != nil {
return err
}
zeroBytes := make([]byte, fileInfo.Size())
// fill out the new slice with 0 value
copy(zeroBytes[:], "0")
// wipe the content of the target file
_, err = f.Write([]byte(zeroBytes))
if err != nil {
return err
}
return f.Close()
}