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+// Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved. |
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be |
+// found in the LICENSE file. |
+ |
+#ifndef NET_BASE_ZAP_H_ |
+#define NET_BASE_ZAP_H_ |
+#pragma once |
+ |
+#include <string> |
+#include "base/string16.h" |
+ |
+namespace net { |
+ |
+// Zap functions are used to clear sensitive data in RAM to minimize the |
+// time that people can access them once they are written to disk. |
+ |
+// Overwrite a buffer with 0's. |
+void ZapBuf(void* buf, size_t buf_len); |
+ |
+// Overwrite a string's internal buffer with 0's. |
+void ZapString(std::string* s); |
+ |
+// Overwrite a string16's internal buffer with 0's. |
+void ZapString(string16* s); |
+ |
+} // net |
+ |
+#endif // NET_BASE_ZAP_H_ |