Summery Summery
It’s actually not possible to zero memory buffers in PHP. You need the native library for that.
Syntax Syntax
Parameters Parameters
- $var
-
(Required)
Return Return
(void)
Source Source
File: wp-includes/sodium_compat/src/Compat.php
public static function memzero(&$var)
{
/* Type checks: */
ParagonIE_Sodium_Core_Util::declareScalarType($var, 'string', 1);
if (self::useNewSodiumAPI()) {
/** @psalm-suppress MixedArgument */
sodium_memzero($var);
return;
}
if (self::use_fallback('memzero')) {
$func = '\\Sodium\\memzero';
$func($var);
if ($var === null) {
return;
}
}
// This is the best we can do.
throw new SodiumException(
'This is not implemented in sodium_compat, as it is not possible to securely wipe memory from PHP. ' .
'To fix this error, make sure libsodium is installed and the PHP extension is enabled.'
);
}