Messages in this thread | | | From | Oliver Neukum <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] zero disk pages used by swsusp on resume | Date | Sun, 10 Apr 2005 22:03:29 +0200 |
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Am Sonntag, 10. April 2005 21:29 schrieb Andreas Steinmetz: > Oliver Neukum wrote: > > What is the point in doing so after they've rested on the disk for ages? > > The point is not physical access to the disk but data gathering after > resume or reboot.
After resume or reboot normal access control mechanisms will work again. Those who can read a swap partition under normal circumstances can also read /dev/kmem. It seems to me like you are putting an extra lock on a window on the third floor while leaving the front door open.
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