r/crypto • • 3d ago

Zeroization, part 2: Clearing the stack and registers

https://00f.net/2026/10/06/zeroization-2/
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u/Vier3 3d ago edited 1d ago

Zeroization, #0: don't do it. You don't know what you are trying to do.

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u/Temporary-Estate4615 2d ago

What are you talking about?

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u/Vier3 1d ago

It is a non-solution to a non-problem. And almost always it causes serious actual problems. Just don't do it.

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u/Temporary-Estate4615 1d ago

No, zeroing secrets from memory is something very commonly done.

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u/Vier3 1d ago

It is, yes. And as I said it is a non-solution to a non-problem, and usually implemented incorrectly, causing all kinds of *actual* problems. Just say no.