Confidentiality, integrity and availability are essential to ensure the security of information processed and maintained by a computer system. A RAM disk's intrinsic characteristics go a long way to fulfilling these security requirements.

From a physical standpoint, the information maintained in a RAM disk is highly available; its access path is superior to all other storage devices. Data flow between the RAM disk and the processors travel the shortest physical path possible, achieving the highest possible integrity. The RAM disk's volatile nature and the fact that the main memory and processors share the same physical circuit board contribute to the privacy of information ... more