From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-12-09 19:06:48
Vinnie Falco wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 10:50 AM Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_[hidden]
> <mailto:pdimov_at_[hidden]> > wrote:
>
> Note that reaching a multiple of block_size is important,
> because it ensures that the secret key you passed as
> the seed is not left in the internal buffer of the hash
> algorithm, visible in memory dumps.
>
> Is hardening against memory dumps in scope for this library?
That's a pretty basic quality of implementation issue in this domain.
High quality is always "in scope" for Boost libraries.
> Is this documented?
No, I don't think it is.