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minus-squareHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 days agoHere by the way is Ken Thompsons original paper: https://css.csail.mit.edu/6.5660/2024/readings/trusting-trust.pdf This is not a theoretical concept. He proved that by building a compiler that subverted Unix’ login command.
Here by the way is Ken Thompsons original paper:
https://css.csail.mit.edu/6.5660/2024/readings/trusting-trust.pdf
This is not a theoretical concept. He proved that by building a compiler that subverted Unix’ login command.