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Probably out of topic, but are there real examples of compiler attacks due to bootstrapping ? I did not hear about them before reading the scifi classic Accele
by johan_felisaz 5y ago
Probably out of topic, but are there real examples of compiler attacks due to bootstrapping ?
I did not hear about them before reading the scifi classic Accelerando by C. Stross
- goldsteinq 5y agoOh, the thing with bootstrapping attacks is you never know are there any real examples. I recommend this[0] paper by Ken Thompson dated 1984 and still relevant. [0]: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_Ref...
- ForOldHack 5y agoBrilliant. I was going to post this but you posted it first, I read this while learning to program in C, and then looked at my compiler with extreme suspicion.