Re: Destroy a string
- From: "Ben Voigt" <rbv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:13:58 -0600
"rossum" <rossum48@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 3 Jan 2007 06:11:00 -0800, "Mark C" <MarkJohnCrosbie@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I know a string is immutable, but is there any trick or any other wayNot so much destroy the string as overwrite it:
to destroy a string
Thanks
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/// <summary>
/// Overwrites a string in-situ. Useful for removing
/// evidence of keys, passwords etc.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">The string to overwrite.</param>
public static unsafe void OverwriteString(string text) {
const char overwriteChar = 'X';
fixed (char* cp = text) {
for (int i = 0; i < text.Length; ++i) {
cp[i] = overwriteChar;
} // end for
} // end fixed
} // end OverwriteString()
The string is still on the heap, but the sensitive information it
contained is no longer there.
The current location of the buffer is wiped, but if the string survived a
generation, the garbage collector has made copies :(
rossum
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