This is a discussion on Re: [SCM] Samba Shared Repository - branch v3-2-test updated - - Samba ; 2008/4/25, Jeremy Allison : > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 11:36:40AM +0400, Alexander Bokovoy wrote: > > > > Here we have non-equal behavior. Previously, the mountpassword content > > was zeroed before freeing it due to security reasons. ...
2008/4/25, Jeremy Allison:
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 11:36:40AM +0400, Alexander Bokovoy wrote:
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> > Here we have non-equal behavior. Previously, the mountpassword content
> > was zeroed before freeing it due to security reasons. As
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> Ah. Looking more carefully I am right and you are wrong. There is no
> security benefit in zeroing out the password here. It's before a free,
> so just free it.
You right, no more voodoo. :-)
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/ Alexander Bokovoy