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Rarely does one shutdown a laptop anymore. Usually people just close the lid and the computer is put to sleep. In sleep state the contents of RAM is preserved A
by nonane 16y ago
Rarely does one shutdown a laptop anymore. Usually people just close the lid and the computer is put to sleep. In sleep state the contents of RAM is preserved AFAIK and should give the attacker more time to think their plan through.
- tptacek 16y agoThe rules are different when you use full-disk encryption. You shut your machine down. PGP WDE actually prevents "sleep" from working, but regardless, you still need to be vigilant.
- rsanders 16y agoPGP WDE doesn't prevent sleep from working on my MacBook. It disables hibernation, but that's not a security choice. It's just a limitation of the implementation. What you say is the right policy to maximize security, but PGP WDE doesn't enforce it.
- tptacek 16y agoYou're right. Sorry, I misspoke.