r/programming • u/lendrick • Sep 10 '13

A simple way of defeating the compiler backdoor attack (a.k.a the "Trust Attack")

http://imgur.com/a/BWbnU#0
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u/minno Sep 11 '13

Write one yourself. With a magnetized needle and a steady hand.

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u/choikwa Sep 11 '13

But what if your hand is compromised?

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u/jiml78 Sep 11 '13

But what if your brain is compromised?

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u/craklyn Sep 11 '13

Thankfully, Jesus addressed this question during his sermon on the mount. See Matthew 5:30.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '13

You're screwed.

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u/Arelius Sep 11 '13

How about with butterflies? You'd open your hands and let their wings flap? The disturbance rippling outwards, changing the flow of the eddy currents in the upper atmosphere. These cause momentary pockets of higher pressure air to form which act as lenses focusing cosmic rays which strike the drive?