Lock SymmetricKey data pointer to avoid swapping

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • 3.2.0-rc2
    • Affects Version/s: 3.1.7
    • Component/s: Security
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    • Fully Compatible
    • Security 8 08/28/15, Security 9 (09/18/15), Security B 10/30/15
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      Use OS specific calls to mlock and Virtuallock to prevent swapping ESE key material to disk.

      The memory will be locked in the SymmetricKey constructor and unlocked in the SymmetricKey destructor.

            Assignee:
            Andreas Nilsson (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            Andreas Nilsson (Inactive)
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