Method SecureKey():destroy()

Destroys the internal buffers holding the key.

:destroy() --> self

This method returns the object executing the method.

The class SecureKey holds a key used for encryption in clear form, that is, uncrypted and unscrambled. However, the required period of time to hold a readable key in memory is usually very short. To make sure that the key is not readable by anybody else call :destroy() immediately after the key was accepted by a key consumer, like AesCrypt().

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Method SecureKey():destroy() Professional