Re: password-store /dev/shm mfs

Den ons 12 aug. 2026 kl 14:16 skrev David Conversi <[email protected]
>:

> Probably, all this might not even be necessary in my set-up, because pass,
> after the annoying warning, proceeds to write the file to /tmp anyway,
> which in my case is on mfs.
> If I understand it correctly, mfs is a sort of RAM disk and is therefore
> erased when the computer is shut down.
> Right?
>

That is correct, and if ever mfs contents get swapped out, the swap on
openbsd is always encrypted by a per-boot random key, so noone could dig it
out of the swapdevice on the next boot even if you don't use FDE.

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