You can encryot your swap rather painlessly, but can you encrypt data going through / stored in RAM from the kernel level (not just on the application side)? Can't imagine it could help performance much if you could. I guess you don't want to put it on a networked or portable computer - or paper, or ... - if you don't want to share it ;-) Ben On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Stephen P Rufle wrote: > http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9876060-38.html?tag=nefd.lede > > In Linux would an effective counter to this type of attack be scrabbled > the RAM on shutdown? I also am not sure if the people that steal laptops > would have the skills to do what the researchers are doing. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss