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We have successfully completed our migration to RAM-only VPN infrastructure - Mullvad VPN (mullvad.net)

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[-] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago

Can someone explain to me what this means? I’m technologically inept when it comes to privacy, slowly getting better day-by-day thanks to Lemmy.

[-] lustrum@sh.itjust.works 87 points 1 year ago

What does “without any disks in use” mean?

If the computer is powered off, moved or confiscated, there is no data to retrieve.
We get the operational benefits of having fewer breakable parts. Disks are among the components that break often. Therefore, switching away from them makes our infrastructure more reliable.
The operational tasks of setting up and upgrading package versions on servers become faster and easier.
Running the system in RAM does not prevent the possibility of logging. It does however minimise the risk of accidentally storing something that can later be retrieved.
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/1/12/diskless-infrastructure-beta-system-transparency-stboot/

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 year ago

While mostly true, there are ways to preserve ram if the device is confiscated.

Your local PD likely couldn’t pull it off, but if one of the larger abbreviation agencies were to get involved, data on RAM isn’t a huge hurdle. Assuming no one flips the power switch, at least.

[-] reluctantpornaccount@reddthat.com 20 points 1 year ago

Yeah, freezing and dumping RAM is a well known attack, even happening at some airports with laptops. But it still requires very recently powered ram, basically still in operation before extraction. It's a big step toward security at least.

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