WIPE_File

CryptoSys API Library Manual

Securely wipes and deletes a file using 7-pass DOD standards.


Public Declare Function WIPE_File Lib "diCryptoSys.dll" 
    (ByVal strFileName As String, ByVal nOptions As Long) As Long

nRet = WIPE_File(strFileName, nOptions)


long __stdcall  WIPE_File(const char *szFileName, long nOptions);

szFileName: [in] specifying the file to be deleted.
nOptions: [in] Option flags. Select one of:
API_WIPEFILE_DOD7 (0) to use DOD 7-pass (default)
API_WIPEFILE_SIMPLE to overwrite with single pass of zero bytes (quicker but less secure) [New in v5.3].

If successful, the return value is zero; otherwise it returns a nonzero error code.

static bool crsysapi::Wipe::File (const std::string &fileName, Opts opts=Opts::Default)

static Wipe.file(filename, opts=Options.DEFAULT)

Wipes a file using the 7-pass DOD Standard according to [NISPOM] before deleting.

nRet = WIPE_File("ToDelete.txt", 0)