>on 1/31/04 7:39 PM, Robert Brenstein at rjb /at/ rz DO.T uni-potsdam.de wrote: > >>>> -- does valentina automatically zeros out space that becomes empty >>>> when existing data is encrypted? if not it should. And add an option >>>> for doing this upon any record deletion (a new call or an option for >>>> delete/all/Record/s) >>> >>> Yes, is added new flag db.EraseOnDelete. >>> For non encrypted also >> >> For non-encrypted should be optional for performance reasons. > >Yes, it is FLAG. > >I do not understand, but what problems with ENCRYPTED ? > >What is bad if some ENCRYPTED data will be not erased? >
For encrypted it should be done by default, opposite than for unencrypted. We discussed this last year. If it is not done, there is a chance of inappropriate data exposure to prying eyes.
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