[tor-talk] Review request: TorVM implementation in Qubes OS

Julian Yon julian at yon.org.uk
Tue Oct 16 15:01:04 UTC 2012


On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:34:34 +0000
Abel Luck <abel at guardianproject.info> wrote:
> Regarding deletion of the VM: I was under the impression secure
> deletion was not possible on modern SSDs.

A simple method is to create a disk image (loopback) encrypted with a
random key (held only in RAM) for temporary storage. As long as you
forget the key then it doesn't matter if the deleted file remains on
the underlying storage.

Julian

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3072D/F3A66B3A Julian Yon (2012 General Use) <pgp.2012 at jry.me>
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