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diff --git a/src/support/cleanse.cpp b/src/support/cleanse.cpp
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+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2015 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include "cleanse.h"
+
+#include <openssl/crypto.h>
+
+void memory_cleanse(void *ptr, size_t len)
+{
+    OPENSSL_cleanse(ptr, len);
+}
diff --git a/src/support/cleanse.h b/src/support/cleanse.h
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+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2015 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_SUPPORT_CLEANSE_H
+#define BITCOIN_SUPPORT_CLEANSE_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+void memory_cleanse(void *ptr, size_t len);
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_SUPPORT_CLEANSE_H