TeamAmaze / TeamAmaze/AmazeFileManager
Feature request: securely erase/wipe a file
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- Kotlin
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Description
An option to securely erasing/wiping files would be great.
Like a simplified version of coreutils' shred, which basically rewrites the file with random data + flush (shred defaults to x3 times) before unlinking.
I don't mean this is absolutely secure, but it's much better than a simple unlink, and the point of shred is to make the recovery harder.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the existing file-deletion entry point and any related tests in the Android project. Determine where a secure-wipe option would fit and define completion around overwriting, flushing, and unlinking the selected file, with behavior covered by tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100