ShredIt

ShredIt
Original authorMireth Technology
DeveloperMireth Technology
Release1998 (1998)
Stable release
Shredit 6.0.3 / July 20, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-07-20)
Written inObjective-C, C
Operating systemMac OS 7, Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows, iOS
PlatformIntel, PowerPC, 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 and later and iOS (sublicensed by Burningthumb Software). 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

Overwriting Standards

References

  1. 1 2 "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.[dead link]
  7. ↑ "Why A little Paranois Is Good For Security, And A Mac App That Permenetly Deletes Files". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  8. 1 2 Fitzgerald, Thomas (November 3, 2005). "Deleted but Not Gone". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2012.