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Diffstat (limited to 'src/support/cleanse.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/support/cleanse.h | 3 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/support/cleanse.h b/src/support/cleanse.h index 5298214e44..b03520315d 100644 --- a/src/support/cleanse.h +++ b/src/support/cleanse.h @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ #include <stdlib.h> -// Attempt to overwrite data in the specified memory span. +/** Secure overwrite a buffer (possibly containing secret data) with zero-bytes. The write + * operation will not be optimized out by the compiler. */ void memory_cleanse(void *ptr, size_t len); #endif // BITCOIN_SUPPORT_CLEANSE_H |