Are passwords stored in memory safe?

Re:Are passwords stored in memory safe? by btian on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @10:29AM (#7063809)

Still unsafe because I'll reveal it if they (e.g., NSA, CIA) torture me, threaten to kill my family etc.

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Re:Are passwords stored in memory safe? by dsego on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @10:41AM (#7063897)

Or a new technology is invented to read the human mind.

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Re:Are passwords stored in memory safe? by ogreyonder on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @10:49AM (#7063969)

Or a technology already exists :)

"UC Berkeley scientists have developed a system to capture visual activity in human brains and reconstruct it as digital video clips..."

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Re:Are passwords stored in memory safe? by aperrien on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @11:31AM (#7064232)

Like this technology?

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Re:Are passwords stored in memory safe? by syntheticnature on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @11:05AM (#7064092)

That's the idea -- even your mind is not a safe place for a password.

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