[gtk/ebassi/secure-buffer: 6/6] docs: Add a note on GtkPasswordEntry's secure storage
- From: Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gtk/ebassi/secure-buffer: 6/6] docs: Add a note on GtkPasswordEntry's secure storage
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 22:50:44 +0000 (UTC)
commit ae97284409d40317c034f683b7b19050a388c2a6
Author: Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi gnome org>
Date: Tue Sep 8 23:40:44 2020 +0100
docs: Add a note on GtkPasswordEntry's secure storage
gtk/gtkpasswordentry.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
---
diff --git a/gtk/gtkpasswordentry.c b/gtk/gtkpasswordentry.c
index dfef768135..a9fbd6f30b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkpasswordentry.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkpasswordentry.c
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
*
* #GtkPasswordEntry is entry that has been tailored for entering secrets.
* It does not show its contents in clear text, does not allow to copy it
- * to the clipboard, and it shows a warning when Caps Lock is engaged.
+ * to the clipboard, and it shows a warning when Caps Lock is engaged. If
+ * the underlying platform allows it, GtkPasswordEntry will also place the
+ * text in a non-pageable memory area, to avoid it being written out to
+ * disk by the operating system.
*
* Optionally, it can offer a way to reveal the contents in clear text.
*
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