Does that mean I shouldn’t use GnuPG on Microsoft Windows?
Yes and no: • No — it doesn’t mean that. This is not a problem specific to GnuPG. This is a problem with any tools you might use to encrypt and decrypt data on your MS Windows system. The problem is that decrypted data in RAM (as well as passwords, et cetera) cannot reasonably be prevented from being written to the swapfile (including SSH, SSL, and so on), and not any issue with GnuPG itself. It means that, if you have a better option, you shouldn’t use any encryption tools on MS Windows. On the other hand, using GnuPG for encryption with MS Windows is better than never using encryption at all. • Yes — it does mean that, in a manner of speaking. It means that, given a choice, you should use an operating system other than MS Windows when working with encrypted data. If you aren’t given that choice, though, see the last sentence of the No answer above.
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