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Actually, VirtualLock() looks better as \cw{} not \c{}.

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\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.31 2002/08/09 09:11:09 simon Exp $ \versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.32 2002/08/09 09:14:04 simon Exp $
\A{faq} PuTTY FAQ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
@ -795,15 +795,15 @@ all. For this reason we now believe PuTTY's DSA implementation is
probably OK. However, if you have the choice, we still recommend you probably OK. However, if you have the choice, we still recommend you
use RSA instead. use RSA instead.
\S{faq-virtuallock}{Question} Couldn't Pageant use \c{VirtualLock()} \S{faq-virtuallock}{Question} Couldn't Pageant use
to stop private keys being written to disk? \cw{VirtualLock()} to stop private keys being written to disk?
Unfortunately not. The \c{VirtualLock()} function in the Windows API Unfortunately not. The \cw{VirtualLock()} function in the Windows
doesn't do a proper job: it may prevent small pieces of a process's API doesn't do a proper job: it may prevent small pieces of a
memory from being paged to disk while the process is running, but it process's memory from being paged to disk while the process is
doesn't stop the process's memory as a whole from being swapped running, but it doesn't stop the process's memory as a whole from
completely out to disk when the process is long-term inactive. And being swapped completely out to disk when the process is long-term
Pageant spends most of its time inactive. inactive. And Pageant spends most of its time inactive.
\H{faq-admin} Administrative questions \H{faq-admin} Administrative questions