#ifndef VSF_SECBUF_H #define VSF_SECBUF_H /* vsf_secbuf_alloc() * PURPOSE * Allocate a "secure buffer". A secure buffer is one which will attempt to * catch out of bounds accesses by crashing the program (rather than * corrupting memory). It works by using UNIX memory protection. It isn't * foolproof. * PARAMETERS * p_ptr - pointer to a pointer which is to contain the secure buffer. * Any previous buffer pointed to is freed. * size - size in bytes required for the secure buffer. */ void vsf_secbuf_alloc(char** p_ptr, unsigned int size); /* vsf_secbuf_free() * PURPOSE * Frees a "secure buffer". * PARAMETERS * p_ptr - pointer to a pointer containing the buffer to be freed. The * buffer pointer is nullified by this call. */ void vsf_secbuf_free(char** p_ptr); #endif /* VSF_SECBUF_H */