[ale] Letter of Volatility

[Matt Hessel]

Technically RAM only maintains the contents as long as the row refresh
rate, which for DDR3 is measured in nano seconds.
On Jan 29, 2014 1:15 PM, "Greg Clifton" <gccfof5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe this is Off Topic, but it is computer related. So here is the deal,
> I have a RFQ to quote on some computers to go into a classified application
> and the customer wants a Letter of Volatility. Now, obviously, the mass
> storage will be removable, but they are concerned about any memory in the
> system. I take this to include both volatile SDRAM (DDR3) and any
> non-volatile memory such as the CMOS for the BIOS (is it possible that some
> bot could be lurking there that could grab data and send it out when the
> computer is turned on?).
>
> My question is basically, how long does DDR3 maintain any recoverable data
> once the power is turned off. I would assume that power should be totally
> removed (as in unplugged from the wall) so that there is not even 5V
> standby power, no?
>
> Comments and especially links to solid information would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Greg Clifton
>
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