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Re: storage privacy

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Alexander W. Janssen wrote:
> mark485anderson@xxxxxx schrieb:
(snip)
>> I have not run a tor server, so I do not know the exact requirements.
>> Can it be done from a ram drive?
> 
> It could, but you'd need to make sure it doesn't swap/page down to disk,
> which would be bad.
(snip)

This is where ephemeral ("random-key") encryption of swap is *so* much
fun. In that case, not even the owner can decrypt the swap, once the
machine has been shut down, rebooted, or lost power. =:oD

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F. Fox
Owner of node "kitsune"
CompTIA A+, Net+, Security+
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