[mdlug] Dick encryption

[Kristian Erik Hermansen]

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:00 AM, David Lane <dcl400m at yahoo.com> wrote:
> It is good programming practice to zero memory resources before you release them.

In this case, it doesn't matter and won't help.  The keys are in
memory when the power gets cut.  Then, they may not reboot the same
computer.  Sticks may be removed and placed in another one that does
not ZERO memory on boot.  ECC memory, iirc, may mitigate this, but I
am unsure.  Worth investigating...
-- 
Kristian Erik Hermansen
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