On Feb 4, 2009, at 11:05 AM, Jonathan W. wrote: > Sorry for jumping in at the last minute, but to encrypt something in > RAM, wouldn't you need an external hardware-based encryption > algorithm to run the data through when inputting/outputting? > Otherwise, when a program loads data from the RAM and it gets > decrypted, it would show up in the RAM that decrypts it, right? >
It would have to, but hardware is not required. Remember ram doubler from (quarterdeck?) or any number of other products that did the same thing (can't recall names off the top of my head at the moment) but it was generally decided that the ram savings wasn't worth the compress/ decompress time. I'd wager with todays faster cpus, and faster ram access, a project like that could work just fine. Only thing is, with memory also not really being at a premium (or at least that's the general pov) I doubt such a product would do well these days, though it certainly would hide details such are currently being discussed (I'd think) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
