diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc11d35..274faa1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ option(HMACCPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build the example program" OFF)
 option(HMACCPP_BUILD_TESTS "Build the test suite" OFF)
 option(HMACCPP_BUILD_BENCH "Build benchmarks" OFF)
 option(HMACCPP_BUILD_SHARED "Build hmac_cpp as a shared library" OFF)
+option(HMACCPP_ENABLE_MLOCK "Pin secret buffers in RAM using mlock/VirtualLock" ON)
 
 if(HMACCPP_BUILD_SHARED)
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ set(HMAC_SOURCES
     src/hmac.cpp
     src/hmac_utils.cpp
     src/encoding.cpp
+    src/memlock.cpp
 )
 
 set(HMAC_HEADERS
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ set(HMAC_HEADERS
     include/hmac_cpp/sha256.hpp
     include/hmac_cpp/sha512.hpp
     include/hmac_cpp/secure_buffer.hpp
+    include/hmac_cpp/memlock.hpp
+    include/hmac_cpp/secret.hpp
     include/hmac_cpp/encoding.hpp
     include/hmac_cpp/version.hpp
 )
@@ -44,6 +48,10 @@ else()
     target_compile_definitions(hmac_cpp PUBLIC HMAC_CPP_STATIC)
 endif()
 
+if(HMACCPP_ENABLE_MLOCK)
+    target_compile_definitions(hmac_cpp PUBLIC HMAC_CPP_ENABLE_MLOCK)
+endif()
+
 if(MSVC)
     target_compile_options(hmac_cpp PRIVATE /wd4251)
 else()
@@ -70,6 +78,10 @@ endif()
       add_executable(example_encoding example_encoding.cpp)
       target_link_libraries(example_encoding PRIVATE hmac_cpp)
       target_include_directories(example_encoding PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+
+      add_executable(example_secret example_secret.cpp)
+      target_link_libraries(example_secret PRIVATE hmac_cpp)
+      target_include_directories(example_secret PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
   endif()
 
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
diff --git a/README-RU.md b/README-RU.md
index 7dabd0a..b7c48be 100644
--- a/README-RU.md
+++ b/README-RU.md
@@ -52,11 +52,15 @@ CI охватывает Linux/Windows/macOS. Тестировалась с GCC,
 * `HMACCPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES`
 * `HMACCPP_BUILD_TESTS`
 * `HMACCPP_BUILD_BENCH`
+* `HMACCPP_ENABLE_MLOCK`
 
 Библиотека по умолчанию собирается **статически**. Чтобы получить динамическую,
 используйте `-DHMACCPP_BUILD_SHARED=ON`. Макрос `HMAC_CPP_API` пуст для статической
 сборки и управляет экспортом/импортом символов в динамической.
 
+`HMACCPP_ENABLE_MLOCK` включает попытку пиновать секретные буферы в RAM с помощью
+`mlock`/`VirtualLock`. Отключите, если платформа не позволяет.
+
 ### Сборка
 
 ```bash
@@ -137,6 +141,21 @@ secure_buffer key(std::move(secret_string)); // обнуляет перемещ
 auto mac = hmac::get_hmac(key, payload, hmac::TypeHash::SHA256);
 ```
 
+Для дополнительной защиты в памяти можно использовать `secret_string`, который
+обфусцирует данные и по возможности закрепляет их в RAM:
+
+```cpp
+#include <hmac_cpp/secret.hpp>
+
+hmac_cpp::secret_string token("super-secret-token");
+
+token.with_plaintext([](const uint8_t* p, size_t n){
+    // p действует только внутри коллбэка
+});
+
+token.clear();
+```
+
 ### HMAC (сырой буфер)
 
 ```cpp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79e8bd2..8bc24c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,11 +53,15 @@ Examples, tests, and benchmarks are OFF by default. Enable via:
 * `HMACCPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES`
 * `HMACCPP_BUILD_TESTS`
 * `HMACCPP_BUILD_BENCH`
+* `HMACCPP_ENABLE_MLOCK`
 
 The library builds **static** by default. Use `-DHMACCPP_BUILD_SHARED=ON`
 to produce a shared library. The `HMAC_CPP_API` macro is empty for static
 builds and controls symbol export/import for shared builds.
 
+`HMACCPP_ENABLE_MLOCK` toggles best-effort page locking via `mlock`/`VirtualLock`.
+Disable it if the platform lacks the necessary privileges.
+
 ### Build
 
 ```bash
@@ -282,7 +286,24 @@ hmac_cpp::base36_decode(b36, raw);
 
 Returned strings and buffers are not zeroized; if you store secrets, prefer
 `secure_buffer` and wipe explicitly. Zeroization is a best‑effort and may be
-removed by optimizations or the C++ runtime allocator.
+removed by optimizations or the C++ runtime allocator. For higher resistance to
+memory scans, use `secret_string` which obfuscates data in memory and optionally
+pins buffers in RAM.
+
+```cpp
+#include <hmac_cpp/secret.hpp>
+
+hmac_cpp::secret_string token("super-secret-token");
+
+token.with_plaintext([](const uint8_t* p, size_t n){
+    // p is only valid within this callback
+});
+
+// If needed (creates a copy):
+std::string plain = token.reveal_copy();
+
+token.clear();
+```
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/example_secret.cpp b/example_secret.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee45623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_secret.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <hmac_cpp/secret.hpp>
+
+int main() {
+    hmac_cpp::secret_string token("super-secret-token");
+
+    token.with_plaintext([](const uint8_t* p, size_t n){
+        std::cout.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(p), n);
+    });
+    std::cout << '\n';
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/hmac_cpp/hmac_utils.hpp b/include/hmac_cpp/hmac_utils.hpp
index fc71c59..213befa 100644
--- a/include/hmac_cpp/hmac_utils.hpp
+++ b/include/hmac_cpp/hmac_utils.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <cstddef>
 
 #ifndef HMAC_CPP_MAX_PBKDF2_ITERATIONS
 #define HMAC_CPP_MAX_PBKDF2_ITERATIONS 1000000u
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ namespace hmac_cpp {
     HMAC_CPP_API bool constant_time_equal(const uint8_t* a, size_t a_len,
                                           const uint8_t* b, size_t b_len);
 
+    /// \brief Generate \p n cryptographically random bytes.
+    /// \param n Number of bytes to generate.
+    /// \return Vector filled with random bytes.
+    HMAC_CPP_API std::vector<uint8_t> random_bytes(size_t n);
+
     /// \brief Compare vectors in constant time.
     /// \param a First vector.
     /// \param b Second vector.
diff --git a/include/hmac_cpp/memlock.hpp b/include/hmac_cpp/memlock.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c62793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hmac_cpp/memlock.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef HMAC_CPP_MEMLOCK_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define HMAC_CPP_MEMLOCK_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include "hmac_cpp/api.hpp"
+
+namespace hmac_cpp {
+
+// Pin memory pages in RAM. Returns true on success (best-effort).
+HMAC_CPP_API bool lock_pages(void* ptr, size_t len) noexcept;
+
+// Unlock previously pinned pages. Returns true on success.
+HMAC_CPP_API bool unlock_pages(void* ptr, size_t len) noexcept;
+
+// RAII-guard for temporary buffers.
+struct PageLockGuard {
+    void*  p;
+    size_t n;
+    bool   locked;
+    PageLockGuard(void* ptr, size_t len) noexcept
+        : p(ptr), n(len), locked(lock_pages(ptr, len)) {}
+    ~PageLockGuard() { if (locked) unlock_pages(p, n); }
+    PageLockGuard(const PageLockGuard&) = delete;
+    PageLockGuard& operator=(const PageLockGuard&) = delete;
+};
+
+} // namespace hmac_cpp
+
+#endif // HMAC_CPP_MEMLOCK_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/hmac_cpp/secret.hpp b/include/hmac_cpp/secret.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..955bc42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hmac_cpp/secret.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#ifndef HMAC_CPP_SECRET_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define HMAC_CPP_SECRET_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <array>
+#include <string>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include "hmac_cpp/hmac.hpp"
+#include "hmac_cpp/hmac_utils.hpp"
+#include "hmac_cpp/secure_buffer.hpp"
+#include "hmac_cpp/memlock.hpp"
+
+namespace hmac_cpp {
+
+class secret_string {
+public:
+    secret_string() : nonce_(), locked_(false) {}
+
+    explicit secret_string(const std::string& s) : nonce_(), locked_(false) { set(s); }
+    explicit secret_string(const uint8_t* p, size_t n) : nonce_(), locked_(false) { set(p, n); }
+
+    secret_string(secret_string&& other) noexcept { move_from(other); }
+    secret_string& operator=(secret_string&& other) noexcept {
+        if (this != &other) { clear(); move_from(other); }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    secret_string(const secret_string&) = delete;
+    secret_string& operator=(const secret_string&) = delete;
+
+    ~secret_string() { clear(); }
+
+    void clear() noexcept {
+        if (!ct_.empty()) {
+            secure_zero(ct_.data(), ct_.size());
+            if (locked_) {
+                unlock_pages(ct_.data(), ct_.size());
+                locked_ = false;
+            }
+            ct_.clear();
+            ct_.shrink_to_fit();
+        }
+        secure_zero(nonce_.data(), nonce_.size());
+    }
+
+    bool empty() const noexcept { return ct_.empty(); }
+    size_t size() const noexcept { return ct_.size(); }
+
+    void set(const std::string& s) { set(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(s.data()), s.size()); }
+
+    void set(const uint8_t* p, size_t n) {
+        if (n > 0 && p == NULL) throw std::invalid_argument("secret_string::set: null data with non-zero length");
+        clear();
+
+        std::vector<uint8_t> rnd = hmac_cpp::random_bytes(12);
+        std::copy(rnd.begin(), rnd.end(), nonce_.begin());
+
+        ct_.assign(p, p + n);
+
+        if (!ct_.empty()) {
+            locked_ = lock_pages(ct_.data(), ct_.size());
+        }
+
+        xor_keystream_inplace(ct_.data(), ct_.size(), nonce_.data());
+    }
+
+    bool with_plaintext(const std::function<void(const uint8_t*, size_t)>& fn) const {
+        std::vector<uint8_t> subkey = hmac_cpp::get_hmac(process_key().data(), process_key().size(),
+                                                         nonce_.data(), nonce_.size(),
+                                                         hmac_cpp::TypeHash::SHA256);
+        std::vector<uint8_t> tmp(ct_);
+        PageLockGuard g1(tmp.data(), tmp.size());
+        PageLockGuard g2(subkey.data(), subkey.size());
+        xor_keystream_inplace_with_key(tmp.data(), tmp.size(), nonce_.data(), subkey.data(), subkey.size());
+        fn(tmp.data(), tmp.size());
+        secure_zero(tmp.data(), tmp.size());
+        secure_zero(subkey.data(), subkey.size());
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    std::string reveal_copy() const {
+        std::string out;
+        out.resize(ct_.size());
+        with_plaintext([&](const uint8_t* p, size_t n) {
+            if (n) std::memcpy(&out[0], p, n);
+        });
+        return out;
+    }
+
+private:
+    static std::array<uint8_t,32>& process_key() {
+        static std::array<uint8_t,32> k = []{
+            std::array<uint8_t,32> tmp{};
+            std::vector<uint8_t> rnd = hmac_cpp::random_bytes(32);
+            std::copy(rnd.begin(), rnd.end(), tmp.begin());
+            (void)lock_pages(tmp.data(), tmp.size());
+            return tmp;
+        }();
+        return k;
+    }
+
+    static void be32(uint8_t out[4], uint32_t v) {
+        out[0] = static_cast<uint8_t>((v >> 24) & 0xFF);
+        out[1] = static_cast<uint8_t>((v >> 16) & 0xFF);
+        out[2] = static_cast<uint8_t>((v >>  8) & 0xFF);
+        out[3] = static_cast<uint8_t>( v        & 0xFF);
+    }
+
+    static void xor_keystream_inplace_with_key(uint8_t* buf, size_t len,
+                                               const uint8_t* nonce12,
+                                               const uint8_t* subkey, size_t sublen) {
+        if (!buf && len) return;
+        if (!nonce12) return;
+        if (!subkey || sublen != 32) return;
+
+        uint8_t msg[16];
+        std::memcpy(msg, nonce12, 12);
+
+        size_t pos = 0;
+        uint32_t ctr = 0;
+        while (pos < len) {
+            be32(msg + 12, ctr++);
+            std::vector<uint8_t> block = hmac_cpp::get_hmac(subkey, 32, msg, sizeof(msg),
+                                                            hmac_cpp::TypeHash::SHA256);
+            const size_t take = (len - pos < block.size()) ? (len - pos) : block.size();
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < take; ++i) buf[pos + i] ^= block[i];
+            pos += take;
+            secure_zero(block.data(), block.size());
+        }
+        secure_zero(msg, sizeof(msg));
+    }
+
+    void xor_keystream_inplace(uint8_t* buf, size_t len, const uint8_t* nonce12) const {
+        std::vector<uint8_t> subkey = hmac_cpp::get_hmac(process_key().data(), process_key().size(),
+                                                         nonce12, 12, hmac_cpp::TypeHash::SHA256);
+        xor_keystream_inplace_with_key(buf, len, nonce12, subkey.data(), subkey.size());
+        secure_zero(subkey.data(), subkey.size());
+    }
+
+    void move_from(secret_string& other) noexcept {
+        ct_     = std::move(other.ct_);
+        nonce_  = other.nonce_;
+        locked_ = other.locked_;
+        other.locked_ = false;
+        secure_zero(other.nonce_.data(), other.nonce_.size());
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::vector<uint8_t>   ct_;
+    std::array<uint8_t,12> nonce_;
+    bool                   locked_;
+};
+
+} // namespace hmac_cpp
+
+#endif // HMAC_CPP_SECRET_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/hmac_utils.cpp b/src/hmac_utils.cpp
index a239c1b..7891bb1 100644
--- a/src/hmac_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/hmac_utils.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <limits>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <random>
 
 namespace hmac_cpp {
  
@@ -26,6 +27,15 @@ namespace hmac_cpp {
         return constant_time_equals(a, a_len, b, b_len);
     }
 
+    std::vector<uint8_t> random_bytes(size_t n) {
+        std::vector<uint8_t> out(n);
+        std::random_device rd;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+            out[i] = static_cast<uint8_t>(rd());
+        }
+        return out;
+    }
+
     static TypeHash to_type_hash(Pbkdf2Hash prf) {
         switch (prf) {
             case Pbkdf2Hash::Sha1: return TypeHash::SHA1;
diff --git a/src/memlock.cpp b/src/memlock.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0cf68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/memlock.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include "hmac_cpp/memlock.hpp"
+
+#if defined(HMAC_CPP_ENABLE_MLOCK)
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#include <windows.h>
+namespace {
+inline bool do_lock(void* p, size_t n)  { return VirtualLock(p, n) != 0; }
+inline bool do_unlock(void* p, size_t n){ return VirtualUnlock(p, n) != 0; }
+}
+namespace hmac_cpp {
+bool lock_pages(void* ptr, size_t len) noexcept   { return (ptr && len) ? do_lock(ptr, len)   : false; }
+bool unlock_pages(void* ptr, size_t len) noexcept { return (ptr && len) ? do_unlock(ptr, len) : false; }
+}
+
+#else
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+namespace {
+inline void* page_align(void* p, size_t len, size_t& out_len) {
+    if (!p || !len) { out_len = 0; return p; }
+    long ps = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+    if (ps <= 0) { out_len = 0; return p; }
+    uintptr_t addr = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(p);
+    uintptr_t start = addr & ~static_cast<uintptr_t>(ps - 1);
+    uintptr_t end   = (addr + len + ps - 1) & ~static_cast<uintptr_t>(ps - 1);
+    out_len = static_cast<size_t>(end - start);
+    return reinterpret_cast<void*>(start);
+}
+}
+
+namespace hmac_cpp {
+bool lock_pages(void* ptr, size_t len) noexcept {
+    if (!ptr || !len) return false;
+    size_t alen = 0;
+    void*  aptr = page_align(ptr, len, alen);
+    if (!aptr || !alen) return false;
+    return ::mlock(aptr, alen) == 0;
+}
+bool unlock_pages(void* ptr, size_t len) noexcept {
+    if (!ptr || !len) return false;
+    size_t alen = 0;
+    void*  aptr = page_align(ptr, len, alen);
+    if (!aptr || !alen) return false;
+    return ::munlock(aptr, alen) == 0;
+}
+}
+
+#endif
+
+#else // !HMAC_CPP_ENABLE_MLOCK
+
+namespace hmac_cpp {
+bool lock_pages(void* ptr, size_t len) noexcept   { (void)ptr; (void)len; return false; }
+bool unlock_pages(void* ptr, size_t len) noexcept { (void)ptr; (void)len; return false; }
+}
+
+#endif // HMAC_CPP_ENABLE_MLOCK
diff --git a/test_all.cpp b/test_all.cpp
index 9c98d82..a4041b2 100644
--- a/test_all.cpp
+++ b/test_all.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "hmac_cpp/hmac.hpp"
 #include "hmac_cpp/hmac_utils.hpp"
 #include "hmac_cpp/encoding.hpp"
+#include "hmac_cpp/secret.hpp"
 
 static std::time_t mock_time_value = 0;
 static int mock_errno_value = 0;
@@ -749,6 +750,26 @@ TEST(EncodingPropertyTest, Base36LeadingZeros) {
     }
 }
 
+TEST(SecretStringTest, BasicOperations) {
+    hmac_cpp::secret_string s("top-secret");
+    std::string out;
+    s.with_plaintext([&](const uint8_t* p, size_t n) {
+        out.assign(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(p), n);
+    });
+    EXPECT_EQ(out, "top-secret");
+    EXPECT_EQ(s.reveal_copy(), "top-secret");
+    s.clear();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(s.empty());
+    EXPECT_EQ(s.reveal_copy(), "");
+}
+
+TEST(SecretStringTest, MoveSemantics) {
+    hmac_cpp::secret_string a("abc");
+    hmac_cpp::secret_string b(std::move(a));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(a.empty());
+    EXPECT_EQ(b.reveal_copy(), "abc");
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
     return RUN_ALL_TESTS();