1Well, it has to be, at least for a short time. A good implementation will ensure that cleartext passwords are cleared when they are no longer needed. – Greg Hewgill – 2017-04-10T22:18:08.340
I load up wallet
. Enter decryption password.
Wallet loads up. 1 hour passes.
Someone looks into my memory at this time – Homeland S – 2017-04-10T22:37:06.577
I'd assume they just put it in a buffer. Read the key into memory, only read it directly into a static buffer, after use clear the buffer with zeroes. – m1xolyd1an – 2017-04-11T01:02:48.260
1Well, it has to be, at least for a short time. A good implementation will ensure that cleartext passwords are cleared when they are no longer needed. – Greg Hewgill – 2017-04-10T22:18:08.340
I load up wallet . Enter decryption password. Wallet loads up. 1 hour passes. Someone looks into my memory at this time – Homeland S – 2017-04-10T22:37:06.577
I'd assume they just put it in a buffer. Read the key into memory, only read it directly into a static buffer, after use clear the buffer with zeroes. – m1xolyd1an – 2017-04-11T01:02:48.260