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             OpenBSD can encrypt swapspace



           Posted by nik on Tuesday January 18, @05:00AM

           from the nothing-to-hide dept.

           Continuing it's reputation for security, the OpenBSD kernel can now encrypt 
the

           contents of swap space, so that sensitive data can no longer be swapped to 
disk

           'in clear', where it could survive reboots. The Blowfish cypher is used, as 
it is

           strong, fast, with a big key space. Obviously, there's a small speed 
penalty for this option.

           

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