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Re: [Full-disclosure] Google Talk cleartext credentials in process memory
- To: Nasko Oskov <nasko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Google Talk cleartext credentials in process memory
- From: Jaroslaw Sajko <sloik@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:49:03 +0100
Nasko Oskov wrote:
> If you want to protect the credentials in memory from dumps that go to
> Microsoft, why not use CryptProtectMemory() instead of home-grown
> obfuscation? This function encrypts the memory with a key that changes
> over reboots, so even if you send a dump to MS, they wouldn't know how
> to decrypt it.
Yes, it is possible.
regards,
js
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