diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 062b6f2..27cba66 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ reset() {
         find "$dir" -mindepth 1 -type d -exec srm -r -z -l -l "{}" \;
         checkcode $?
 
+        printf "finding and shredding erronious files in ${dir}..."
+        find "$dir" -type f \( -name "private_ed25519_*" -o -name "attribution_passphrase_*" \) -exec shred -uz "{}" \;
+        checkcode $?
+
         printf "changing perms of files in $dir to 600..."
         find "$dir" -type f -exec chmod 600 "{}" \;
         checkcode $?