Re: [Seahorse-user] secure deletion of keys
- From: "Adam Schreiber" <sadam clemson edu>
- To: ooopz riseup net
- Cc: Seahorse mailing list <seahorse-list gnome org>, seahorse-user lists sourceforge net
- Subject: Re: [Seahorse-user] secure deletion of keys
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:30:49 -0800
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 8:21 AM, <ooopz riseup net> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 7:54 AM, <ooopz riseup net> wrote:
>>> hey folks,
>>> when using seahorse to administrate my gpg keys - and i want to delete
>>> e.g. my private key, how can i ensure it is permanently erased (i.e.
>>> secure deletion by overwriting the concerned sections in several
>>> passes)?
>>> greetings
>>
>>
>> You would have to use a tool like wipe to write over that segment of the
>> disk.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Adam
>>
> thanks for the answer - but then my problem is: where (in which directory)
> can i find the files to delete, how can i find out which in which place
> the private keys are stored?
~/.gnupg/secring.gpg
~/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
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