Re: Passphrase and swapfile (David Picón Álvarez)
Leigh S. Jones
kr6x@kr6x.com
Thu Jun 6 15:22:01 2002
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Passphrase and swapfileDon't be to worried about your passphrase
appearing in the swap file. In a Gb of random
data being updated every hour or so it's fairly=20
likely that your passphrase will appear=20
randomly a few times a day too, unless you
have a whale of a passphrase.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: David Pic=F3n =C1lvarez=20
To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org=20
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:23 PM
Subject: Passphrase and swapfile
Hi,=20
I have read somewhere that due to the swapping mechanisms of Windows =
it is=20
somewhat likely that my passphrase will end up written somewhere on my =
hard=20
drive. My question is the following: is there any free (as in speech) =
:-)=20
utility that would allow me to 1) search my hard drive for strings =
(such as=20
my passphrase) and/or 2) delete the information from the drive by=20
overwriting repeatedly and so on.=20
Thanks in advance,=20
--David.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Don't be to worried about your=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>data being updated every hour or so =
it's fairly=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>likely that your passphrase will appear =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>randomly a few times a day too, unless=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>have a whale of a =
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<P><FONT size=3D2>Hi,</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>I have read somewhere that due to the swapping =
mechanisms of=20
Windows it is</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>somewhat likely that my =
passphrase will=20
end up written somewhere on my hard</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>drive. =
My question=20
is the following: is there any free (as in speech) :-)</FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
size=3D2>utility that would allow me to 1) search my hard drive for =
strings=20
(such as</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>my passphrase) and/or 2) delete the =
information from the drive by</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>overwriting =
repeatedly=20
and so on.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Thanks in advance,</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>--David.</FONT> </P><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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