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21 msgid "[[!meta title=\"Protection against cold boot attacks\"]]\n"
26 "While using a computer, all the data manipulated is written temporarily in "
27 "[[!wikipedia Random-access_memory desc=\"RAM\"]]: texts, saved files, but "
28 "also passwords and encryption keys. The more recent the activity, the more "
29 "likely it is for the data to still be in RAM."
34 "After a computer is powered off, the data in RAM disappears rapidly, but it "
35 "can remain in RAM up to several minutes after shutdown. An attacker having "
36 "access to a computer before it disappears completely could recover important "
37 "data from your session."
43 "This can be achieved using a technique called <span\n"
44 "class=\"definition\">[[!wikipedia Cold_boot_attack desc=\"cold boot\n"
45 "attack\"]] </span>. To prevent this attack, the data in RAM is\n"
46 "overwritten by random data when shutting down Tails. This erases all\n"
47 "traces from your session on that computer.\n"
52 msgid "<div class=\"bug\">\n"
58 "On some computers Tails might fail to:\n"
60 " <li>[[erase all the data in RAM on\n"
61 " shutdown|support/known_issues#index9h2]]</li>\n"
62 " <li>[[completely shutdown or restart|support/known_issues#index13h2]]\n"
63 " (in this case there is no guarantee that all the data in RAM is\n"
75 "Moreover, an attacker having physical access to the computer *while Tails is "
76 "running* can recover data from RAM as well. To avoid that, learn the "
77 "different methods to [[shutdown Tails|doc/first_steps/shutdown]] rapidly."
82 "As far as we know, cold boot attacks are not a common procedure for data "
83 "recovery, but it might still be good to be prepared. If no cold boot attack "
84 "happens directly after shutdown, the RAM empties itself in minutes, and all "