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authorMounir IDRASSI <mounir.idrassi@idrix.fr>2017-05-13 17:34:16 +0200
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+<h1>Memory Dump Files</h1>
+<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px">
+<em style="text-align:left">Note: The issue described below does <strong style="text-align:left">
+not</strong> affect you if the system partition or system drive is encrypted (for more information, see the chapter
+<a href="System%20Encryption.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none.html">
+System Encryption</a>) and if the system is configured to write memory dump files to the system drive (which it typically is, by default).</em></div>
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+Most operating systems, including Windows, can be configured to write debugging information and contents of the system memory to so-called memory dump files (also called crash dump files) when an error occurs (system crash, &quot;blue screen,&quot; bug check). Therefore,
+ memory dump files may contain sensitive data. VeraCrypt <em style="text-align:left">
+cannot</em> prevent cached passwords, encryption keys, and the contents of sensitive files opened in RAM from being saved
+<em style="text-align:left">unencrypted</em> to memory dump files. Note that when you open a file stored on a VeraCrypt volume, for example, in a text editor, then the content of the file is stored
+<em style="text-align:left">unencrypted</em> in RAM (and it may remain <em style="text-align:left">
+unencrypted </em>in RAM until the computer is turned off). Also note that when a VeraCrypt volume is mounted, its master key is stored
+<em style="text-align:left">unencrypted</em> in RAM. Therefore, you must disable memory dump file generation on your computer at least for each session during which you work with any sensitive data and during which you mount a VeraCrypt volume. To do so in
+ Windows XP or later, right-click the '<em style="text-align:left">Computer</em>' (or '<em style="text-align:left">My Computer</em>') icon on the desktop or in the
+<em style="text-align:left">Start Menu</em>, and then select <em style="text-align:left">
+Properties</em> &gt; (on Windows Vista or later: &gt; <em style="text-align:left">
+Advanced System Settings</em> &gt;) <em style="text-align:left">Advanced </em>tab &gt; section
+<em style="text-align:left">Startup and Recovery </em>&gt; <em style="text-align:left">
+Settings &gt; </em>section <em style="text-align:left">Write debugging information
+</em>&gt; select <em style="text-align:left">(none)</em> &gt; <em style="text-align:left">
+OK</em>.</div>
+<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px">
+<em style="text-align:left">Note for users of Windows XP/2003</em>: As Windows XP and Windows 2003 do not provide any API for encryption of memory dump files, if the system partition/drive is encrypted by VeraCrypt and your Windows XP system is configured to
+ write memory dump files to the system drive, the VeraCrypt driver automatically prevents Windows from writing any data to memory dump files<em style="text-align:left">.</em></div>
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