Re: [PATCH] zero disk pages used by swsusp on resume

Pavel Machek
2005-04-10T18:29:41Z

Hi!

> > Hi! What about doing it right? Encrypt it with symmetric cypher
> > and store key in suspend header. That way key is removed automagically
> > while fixing signatures. No need to clear anythink.
>
> Good idea. I'll have a look though it will take a while (busy with my job).
>
> > OTOH we may want to dm-crypt whole swap partition.
>
> This would leave the problem that the in-kernel data would be accessible
> on the swap device after resume.

I meant "when dm-crypt is used, encrypting swsusp data with second key
is no longer _that_ nice"...

So perhaps we should encrypt swap by default with random key, and
reuse same code for swsusp...

> > -- pavel. Sent from mobile phone. Sorry for poor formatting.
>
> The only remark I do have here is that swsusp would then depend on
> crypto so the swsusp encryption should be a config option.

Yes. Not evereyone has so fast CPU that encryption is NOP.

Pavel
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