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by shawnz 4531 days ago
> How would you treat your RAM contents as precious?

For one, don't let anyone get physical access to the computer while it is running and the volume is mounted (even if the screen is locked). This may even apply for several minutes after the machine is turned off: https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/new-research-resul...

> Can other unrelated processes access the key from RAM?

Processes running as the root user can.

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>Processes running as the root user can.

Unless you're using a trusted computing environment, right? In which case, if you trust the processor and startup environment, the kernel can be assured to run safely and prevent such attacks. Correct?