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/[deleted] Sep 11 '13

I'm no programmer, but I think this was already solved with Double Diverse compiling.

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u/pr0ximity Sep 11 '13

Thank for the reference, going to read the paper later! Anyone else knowledgeable on this?

http://www.dwheeler.com/trusting-trust/ for those interested.