removing the secmem warning

[Frank Tobin]

Justin R. Miller, at 13:39 -0500 on 2002-01-07, wrote:

> Annoying it may be, it does raise the issue of secure memory, which is
> important to be aware of.

I'm not convinced this is true.  I truly wonder if 90% of GnuPG users care
if sensitive data is temporary swapped out.  I don't think that system
compromise+swapfile looking is in the threat model that most people
consider.

Remember, there are external OS facilities that can help minimize this
threat anyawys, such as encrypted swap.

> Perhaps we could work on better ways to to get the question answered.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to think of one.  Command-line oriented
programs have a harder time displaying 'suggestions' or 'helpful hints'
without being obtrusive.

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