Re: [PATCH encrypted swsusp 1/3] core functionality

[Pavel Machek]

On Ät 14-04-05 03:13:41, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> In article <20050413233904.GA31174@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
> > The dmcrypt swap can only be unlocked by the user with a passphrase,
> > which is analogous to how you unlock your ssh private key stored
> > on the disk using a passphrase.
> 
> We talk about the unlocked system getting hacked. However I am not why the
> hacker would head for the swap if he can as well read the ram.

Various openssl-s, ssh-s and others are pretty carefull to wipe their
RAM when it is no longer neccessary.
								Pavel
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