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Since Linux 6.9, LUKS suspend stopped wiping disk-encryption keys from memory

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Summary

Linux 6.9 changes LUKS suspend behavior so that in-memory disk-encryption keys are no longer wiped on suspend. This raises security concerns about memory-resident keys during suspend/resume and potential exposure to memory-scraping techniques.

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