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Re: [tlug] search for encrypted information exchange



On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 03:58:53PM +0900, Edward Middleton wrote:
> David Shanahan wrote:
> > I guess you might get some protection if all your software can "shred
> > memory" by overwriting it after it contains any secrets.
> >   
> 
> PAX has an option to clear freed memory, but their is overhead.

Overhead as in 
'clearing/overwriting takes more resources than just freeing that memory' ?


Christian


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