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2007 Feb 23
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ssh-agent does not immediately clean timeouted keys from memory
...a DMA (e.g. via firewire).
as part of this i developed a program that steals loaded ssh private
keys from ssh-agents. i was astonished to find that the keys are not
immediately removed from the agent when a timeout occurs, but only the
next time the agent is queried via its socket. i have written a
__rough__ patch that should fix the problem (a timer checks every 10
seconds). please take a look at it and, if you like it, incorporate it.
the patch can be found at [2], more information on other things i
developed during SEAT can be found at [3] - once i release the stuff (in
a few days, i think).
so f...