[tor-bugs] #17367 [Tor Browser]: Swap files can contain evidence of browsing history

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#17367: Swap files can contain evidence of browsing history
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 Reporter:  arthuredelstein  |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser      |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-disk-leak    |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #17208           |         Points:
  Sponsor:                   |
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:1 yawning]:
 Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD all support encrypted swap. OpenBSD was the
 first to support it since ~2000, on by default (vm.swapencrypt.enable=1)
 since OpenBSD 3.8.
 https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dm-crypt/Swap_encryption
 https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/swap-encrypting.html
 http://www.openbsd.org/papers/swapencrypt-slides.pdf

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