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Re: [tor-talk] janusvm still safe?



Using encrypted LVM, swap (everything except boot) is encrypted.  Still,
amnesia requires shutting down the host.  If total amnesia is important,
you can turn off swap, write zeros to it, and then turn it back on again.

On 22/12/11 12:28, intrigeri wrote:

> This is also about the host OS writing parts of the memory
> on the hard disk (e.g. "thanks" to swap) which violates the
> Tails "amnesic" property.
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