Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing secure file-deletion functionality
AssigneeNAVER Business Platform Corp.
InventorGeun Yong Yun
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Abstract
A secure file-deletion function providing apparatus includes a request input unit configured to receive a file deletion request to delete a file stored in an apparatus from a user; a file deletion unit for deleting the file included in the file deletion request, and a secure file-deletion unit for overwriting a region including a region that stores the file with a dummy value in order to make it more difficult and/or impossible to recover the file deleted by the file deletion unit.
Claims13
A method of securely deleting a file, the method comprising:
- receiving, using at least one processor, a file deletion request, the file deletion request including file information of a desired file to be deleted that is stored on a storage device of an apparatus;
- deleting, using the at least one processor, the desired file associated with the file information;
- and
- overwriting, using the at least one processor, a storage region of the storage device, the storage region including a location that stores the desired file with a desired value;
- creating, using the at least one processor, a first file having a same filename as the deleted desired file;
- and
- deleting, using the at least one processor, the first file.
An application distribution system comprising:
- a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon;
- at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to, transmit an application to a terminal;
- and
- the application, when executed, configures the terminal to, receive a file deletion request, the file deletion request including file information of a desired file to be deleted that is stored on a storage device of the terminal, delete the desired file associated with the file information, and
- overwrite a location of the storage device in which the desired file is stored with a desired value;
- create a first file having a same filename as the deleted desired file;
- and
- delete the first file.
A secure file-deletion function providing apparatus comprising:
- a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to,
- receive a file deletion request to delete a desired file stored in the memory,
- delete the desired file included in the file deletion request, and
- overwrite a memory region including a location of the memory where the desired file is stored with a desired value;
- create a first file having a same filename as the deleted desired file;
- and
- delete the first file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.