Re: TMPDIR problems

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >Nope. You are not missing anything. Most applications simply don't >honor TMPDIR. > > So, the only way to be safe frink om leaking sensitive data through /tmp would be a) having root encrypted or b) using tmpfs for /tmp. I'll opt for b). Yet I think TMPFS should be e

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