Jump to content

ShredIt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by GünniX (talk | contribs) at 19:21, 5 March 2020 (Reflist). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

ShredIt
Original author(s)Mireth Technology
Developer(s)Mireth Technology
Initial release1998 (1998)
Stable release
Shredit 6.0.3 / July 20, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-07-20)
Written inObjective-C, C
Operating systemMac OS 7, Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows, iOS[1]
PlatformIntel, PowerPC,[1] Apple A4 Apple A5(ARM)
Size3.5 MB
TypeData erasure
LicenseProprietary
WebsiteShredit Product Page

ShredIt is designed to securely erase files in a variety of ways, using various overwriting patterns. Originally released in 1998, Shredit is capable of erasing files on Mac OS 7 through Mac OS 10.8 and later, as well as Microsoft Windows 95 through Windows 7[2][3][4][5] and later and iOS(sublicensed by Burningthumb Software).[6] Versions of ShredIt are available for 10.6 and later through the macOS App Store, earlier and alternate versions are available through the Mireth website.

Features

  • Safeplace
  • Shredding by file, by folder or optical media

Overwriting Standards

References

  1. ^ a b "Shredit System Requirements".
  2. ^ Jerad Hill (23 August 2011). "Mireth technology Updates Shredit X for Lion - Version 6 Released". Daily App Show. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. ^ Reinhold, Arnold (2009). Switching to a Mac For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. pp. Bonus Chapter 7. ISBN 9780470466612.
  4. ^ Wang, Wallace (2006). Steal This Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell You about the Internet. No Starch Press. p. 318. ISBN 9781593271053.
  5. ^ Marcella, Albert; Doug Menendez (2007). Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes. CRC Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780849383281.
  6. ^ "App Store - Shredit HD". Apple Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Why A little Paranois Is Good For Security, And A Mac App That Permenetly Deletes Files". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  8. ^ a b Fitzgerald, Thomas (November 3, 2005). "Deleted but Not Gone". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2012.