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Clear secret keys when they are not needed anymore

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Since Oct 25, 2019.

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Currently, private key type is string but string type variables cannot be explicitly dropped or cleared. Change the type of secret key to Buffer and clear(fill zeros to the memory it holds) when the necessity of them ends to enhance security.

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