A Python package for securely wiping files or folders.
Project description
securewipe 3.0.0
securewipe
is a Python package for securely wiping files or folders by overwriting them with random data. It also provides a command-line interface (CLI) for easy usage.- You can rely on Securewipe to overwrite the data using various patterns, ensuring it is virtually impossible to recover.
Benefits
- Security: Ensures sensitive files or directories are securely wiped by overwriting them with random data, making recovery impossible.
- Ease of Use: Provides a straightforward CLI interface and Python API for integrating secure file wiping into applications and scripts.
- Customization: Allows customization through Python scripts for specific file or directory wiping requirements.
Installation
You can install securewipe
via pip:
pip install securewipe
Usage
Command-Line Interface (CLI)
Overwrite a specific file
To overwrite a specific file with random data:
securewipe --self-destruct /path/to/file.txt
Overwrite all files in a directory
To overwrite all files within a directory with random data:
securewipe --self-destruct /path/to/folder/
Python Code Examples
Self-destruct current script
from securewipe import replace_random
try:
replace_random(__file__)
print("Self-destructed successfully.")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
Overwrite a specific file
from securewipe import replace_random
file_path = '/path/to/file.txt'
try:
replace_random(file_path)
print(f"Successfully overwritten: {file_path}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
Overwrite all files in a directory
import os
from securewipe import replace_random
folder_path = '/path/to/folder/'
try:
for file_name in os.listdir(folder_path):
file_path = os.path.join(folder_path, file_name)
if os.path.isfile(file_path):
replace_random(file_path)
print(f"Successfully overwritten: {file_path}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Acknowledgements
Thank you for using securewipe
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