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.
Regards
Oliver
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