This paper describes a system that supports high availability of data, until the data should be expunged, at which time it is impossible to recover the data. This design supports ...
In most file systems, if a file is deleted, only the metadata of the file is deleted or modified and the file's data is still stored on the physical media. Some users require...
Files or even their names often contain confidential or secret information. Most users believe that such information is erased as soon as they delete a file. Even those who know...
The layered design of the Linux operating system hides the liveness of file system data from the underlying block layers. This lack of liveness information prevents the storage sy...
This paper has three goals. (1) We try to debunk several held misconceptions about secure deletion: that encryption is an ideal solution for everybody, that existing data-overwrit...