--- logrotate-3.7.5/logrotate.h.shred	2007-05-14 09:25:50.000000000 +0200
+++ logrotate-3.7.5/logrotate.h	2007-05-14 10:27:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define LOG_FLAG_SHAREDSCRIPTS	(1 << 7)
 #define LOG_FLAG_COPY		(1 << 8)
 #define LOG_FLAG_DATEEXT	(1 << 9)
+#define LOG_FLAG_SHRED		(1 << 10)
 
 #define NO_MODE ((mode_t) -1)
 #define NO_UID  ((uid_t) -1)
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
     char *uncompress_prog;
     char *compress_ext;
     int flags;
+	int shred_cycles;		/* if !=0, pass -n shred_cycles to GNU shred */
     mode_t createMode;		/* if any/all of these are -1, we use the */
     uid_t createUid;		/* attributes from the log file just rotated */
     gid_t createGid;
--- logrotate-3.7.5/logrotate.c.shred	2007-05-14 09:25:30.000000000 +0200
+++ logrotate-3.7.5/logrotate.c	2007-05-14 10:35:41.000000000 +0200
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 char *mailCommand = DEFAULT_MAIL_COMMAND;
 time_t nowSecs = 0;
 
+static int shred_file(char * filename, logInfo *log);
+
 static int globerr(const char *pathname, int theerr)
 {
     message(MESS_ERROR, "error accessing %s: %s\n", pathname,
@@ -188,11 +190,54 @@
     return fd;
 }
 
-static int removeLogFile(char *name)
+#define SHRED_CALL "shred -u "
+#define SHRED_COUNT_FLAG "-n "
+#define DIGITS 10
+/* unlink, but try to call shred from GNU fileutils */
+static int shred_file(char * filename, logInfo *log)
+{
+	int len, ret;
+	char *cmd;
+	char count[DIGITS];    /*  that's a lot of shredding :)  */
+
+	if (!(log->flags & LOG_FLAG_SHRED)) {
+		return unlink(filename);
+	}
+
+	len = strlen(filename) + strlen(SHRED_CALL);
+	len += strlen(SHRED_COUNT_FLAG) + DIGITS;
+	cmd = malloc(len);
+
+	if (!cmd) {
+		message(MESS_ERROR, "malloc error while shredding");
+		return unlink(filename);
+	}
+	strcpy(cmd, SHRED_CALL);
+	if (log->shred_cycles != 0) {
+		strcat(cmd, SHRED_COUNT_FLAG);
+		snprintf(count, DIGITS - 1, "%d", log->shred_cycles);
+		strcat(count, " ");
+		strcat(cmd, count);
+	}
+	strcat(cmd, filename);
+	ret = system(cmd);
+	free(cmd);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		message(MESS_ERROR, "Failed to shred %s\n, trying unlink", filename);
+		if (ret != -1) {
+			message(MESS_NORMAL, "Shred returned %d\n", ret);
+		}
+		return unlink(filename);
+	} else {
+		return ret;
+	}
+}
+
+static int removeLogFile(char *name, logInfo *log)
 {
     message(MESS_DEBUG, "removing old log %s\n", name);
 
-    if (!debug && unlink(name)) {
+    if (!debug && shred_file(name, log)) {
 	message(MESS_ERROR, "Failed to remove old log %s: %s\n",
 		name, strerror(errno));
 	return 1;
@@ -255,7 +300,7 @@
 	return 1;
     }
 
-    unlink(name);
+    shred_file(name, log);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -697,7 +742,7 @@
 						   mailCommand, logNum,
 						   log);
 			    if (!hasErrors)
-				hasErrors = removeLogFile(mailFilename);
+				hasErrors = removeLogFile(mailFilename, log);
 			}
 			mail_out = i;
 		    }
@@ -737,7 +782,7 @@
 			    mailLogWrapper(mailFilename, mailCommand,
 					   logNum, log);
 		    if (!hasErrors)
-			hasErrors = removeLogFile(mailFilename);
+			hasErrors = removeLogFile(mailFilename, log);
 		}
 	    }
 	}
@@ -954,7 +999,7 @@
     }
 
     if (!hasErrors && rotNames->disposeName)
-	hasErrors = removeLogFile(rotNames->disposeName);
+	hasErrors = removeLogFile(rotNames->disposeName, log);
 
 #ifdef WITH_SELINUX
     if (selinux_enabled) {
--- logrotate-3.7.5/logrotate.8.shred	2007-05-14 09:26:02.000000000 +0200
+++ logrotate-3.7.5/logrotate.8	2007-05-14 10:42:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@
 not be executed for the affected log only.
 
 .TP
+\fBnoshred\fR
+Do not use \fBshred\fR when deleting old log files. See also \fBshred\fR. 
+
+.TP
 \fBnotifempty\fR
 Do not rotate the log if it is empty (this overrides the \fBifempty\fR option).
 
@@ -403,6 +407,16 @@
 actions will not be executed for any logs. This option overrides the
 \fBnosharedscripts\fR option and implies \fBcreate\fR option.
 
+.TP
+\fBshred\fR
+Delete log files using \fBshred\fR -u instead of unlink().  This should
+ensure that logs are not readable after their scheduled deletion; this is
+off by default.  See also \fBnoshred\fR. 
+
+.TP
+\fBshredcycles\fR \fIcount\fR
+Asks GNU \fBshred\fR to overwite log files \fBcount\fR times before 
+deletion.  Without this option, \fBshred\fR's default will be used.
 
 .TP
 \fBstart \fIcount\fR
--- logrotate-3.7.5/config.c.shred	2007-05-14 09:26:42.000000000 +0200
+++ logrotate-3.7.5/config.c	2007-05-14 10:32:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
 	/* uncompress_prog */ NULL,
 	/* compress_ext */ NULL,
 	/* flags */ LOG_FLAG_IFEMPTY,
+	/* shred_cycles */ 0,
 	/* createMode/Uid/Gid */ NO_MODE, NO_UID, NO_GID,
 	/* compress_options_list/count */ NULL, 0
     };
@@ -638,6 +639,14 @@
 		newlog->flags &= ~LOG_FLAG_DELAYCOMPRESS;
 
 		*endtag = oldchar, start = endtag;
+		} else if (!strcmp(start, "shred")) {
+		newlog->flags |= LOG_FLAG_SHRED;
+
+		*endtag = oldchar, start = endtag;
+		} else if (!strcmp(start, "noshred")) { 
+		newlog->flags &= ~LOG_FLAG_SHRED;
+
+		*endtag = oldchar, start = endtag;
 	    } else if (!strcmp(start, "sharedscripts")) {
 		newlog->flags |= LOG_FLAG_SHAREDSCRIPTS;
 
@@ -833,7 +842,22 @@
 		    *endtag = oldchar, start = endtag;
 		}
 #endif
-	    } else if (!strcmp(start, "daily")) {
+	    } else if (!strcmp(start, "shredcycles")) {
+		*endtag = oldchar, start = endtag;
+
+		if (!isolateValue(configFile, lineNum, "shred cycles", 
+				&start, &endtag)) {
+			oldchar = *endtag, *endtag = '\0';
+
+			newlog->shred_cycles = strtoul(start, &chptr, 0);
+			if (*chptr || newlog->shred_cycles < 0) {
+				message(MESS_ERROR, "%s:%d bad shred cycles '%s'\n",
+						configFile, lineNum, start);
+				return 1;
+			}
+			*endtag = oldchar, start = endtag;
+		}
+		} else if (!strcmp(start, "daily")) {
 		*endtag = oldchar, start = endtag;
 
 		newlog->criterium = ROT_DAYS;