[Pkg-privacy-commits] [libgsecuredelete] 132/168: Add a few TODOs

[Ulrike Uhlig]

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commit 8f367e41fd21eba3bbb23c8da3646d797a6280d1
Author: Colomban Wendling <ban at herbesfolles.org>
Date:   Tue Jun 12 03:24:23 2012 +0200

    Add a few TODOs
---
 TODO | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 4b4eebe..c25fdee 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ TODOs:
   This needs a courageous user! (Having a small amount of memory is probably
   better as this operation may be slow (as the manual of smem says)).
 
+* Replace this library by a libscrub-based one.  secure-delete is unmaintained,
+  has bugs (like the one `gsd-sfill-helper` works around) and is based on a
+  nearly obsolescent wiping algorithm.  Scrub on the other hand is maintained,
+  has less bugs and supports various kind of wiping patters appropriate for
+  today's hardware.
+
 + Add a "message" argument to the progress callback with the (possibly empty)
   progress message?
 
@@ -37,6 +43,10 @@ TODOs:
   Perhaps it is not the library that should provide the functionality but
   the caller program that may grant its rights or so, don't know.
 
++ Use `truncate` rather than `dd` to create large files in the sfill wrapper
+  (gsd-sfill-helper) since they will be securely deleted anyway.  This would
+  make things faster by getting rid of a first extra (and unwanted) pass.
+
 - Support for canonical names/paths. (gsecuredelete/delete-operation.vala:66)
   This affects all operations using paths, but in first place DeleteOperation
   that supports adding/removing of deletion targets.

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