From f4aabdf52ca943e2d6ea03a697ffe667c518c203 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jens Groth Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:03:40 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Stronger deletion Regular delete dereferences files, fix to delete data --- modules/token-holders/pages/seed-donations.adoc | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/modules/token-holders/pages/seed-donations.adoc b/modules/token-holders/pages/seed-donations.adoc index bafca4ae9..c5a376597 100644 --- a/modules/token-holders/pages/seed-donations.adoc +++ b/modules/token-holders/pages/seed-donations.adoc @@ -401,9 +401,19 @@ https://p5deo-6aaaa-aaaab-aaaxq-cai.raw.ic0.app === Clean up the air-gapped computer === If your claim was successful then do not forget to remove the -`.pem` file on the air-gapped computer: +`.pem` file on the air-gapped computer. Note that on many systems, deletion of a file does not delete the data but just the reference to the data, where here you want to ensure the key material is completely removed. + +On Linux you can use : [source,bash] ---- +shred identity.pem rm identity.pem ---- + +On MacOS you can use + +[source,bash] +---- +rm -Pvf identity.pem +---- \ No newline at end of file