ubuntu: destroy a huge binary file and make it non-readable.

[Nandakumar]

The program is tested.

>> I'd like to point out that the statement "even the developer can't
decrypt it" is meaningless.
The encryption algorithm simply depends on the key. The key is not
recorded while encryption too. The source code is also open. And if
you read it, you will understand that the only way to hack is trial
and error method. The success of encryption depends on the length and
strength of the key.

On 1/26/14, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
> Nandakumar wrote:
>> The program is ready even though it is not named yet! I call it simply
>> 'File Destroyer'. I think it meets your requirements.
>>
>> An alpha version can be downloaded:
>> http://nandakumar.co.in/private/filedest
>>
>> run this command to install
>> sudo cp filedest /usr/bin/
>>
>> usage: filedest <inputfile>
>>
>> Use carefully since no crash-handling functions are written yet.
>
> Well, if it is not even tested, I would suggest to not install it in
> /usr/bin but to run it from the home directory instead. OTOH, if it
> isn't tested, it isn't clear if the program does what the OP needs.
> Therefore it is probably better to use the program shred instead which
> someone mentioned earlier and which does what the OP asked for according
> to the man page.
>
>> >> This package may help you:
>> >> https://launchpad.net/gopanam/+download
>> >>
>> >> You encrypt the file with a key, and if the key is unknown, even
>> >> the
>> >> developer can't decrypt it.
>
> I'd like to point out that the statement "even the developer can't
> decrypt it" is meaningless. Good encryption is hard and while the
> algorithm may be good, it may be not good enough that a crypto expert
> can't decode it anyway. Please note: I am no crypto expert, so I can't
> judge if the program is useful or not. I just stumbled across that
> flawed statement.
>
>
> Nils
>
>
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