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From: "Jim Adler" <jadler@soundcode.com> Subject: Re: Securing data in memory (was "Locking physical memory (RAM) under Windows") Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 22:47:48 -0800
SCNSM 1.0 Beta, a non-swappable memory allocator for Windows 3.x/95/98, is available and can be downloaded from
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The SCNSM driver supports allocation of non-swappable memory on Windows 3.x/95/98. The principal design goal of SCNSM is to provide memory that will not be swapped to disk, under any circumstances. Typically, security applications require such memory to store private keys, passwords, and sensitive intermediate results of cryptographic calculations.
[text deleted] Sounds cool, but I have a couple of questions: 1. Is it OpenSource? 2. I assume since it never swaps to disk the memory requirements for the computer are large. What is the minimum suggested if one runs say 5 apps that each require 16M each, 5*16M & OS overhead? And what is the suggested OS overhead with no swap to disk? (OK, that last one might be a 3rd question) ____________________________________________________________________ Technology cannot make us other than what we are. James P. Hogan The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------