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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use memzero_explicit to clear local buffers
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On Sun, Jan 04, 2015 at 19:05:40 +0100, Giel van Schijndel wrote:
> When leaving a function use memzero_explicit instead of memset(0) to
> clear locally allocated/owned buffers. memset(0) may be optimized away.
>=20
> All of the affected buffers contain sensitive data, key material or
> derivatives of one of those two.
> ---

Forgot to:
Signed-off-by: Giel van Schijndel <me@mortis.eu>

--=20
Met vriendelijke groet,
With kind regards,
Giel van Schijndel
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