On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Darren Reed wrote: > How about putting a backdoor into your C compiler such that it > generates "special code" when it recognises it is compiling > /bin/login that allows special access? Once every 2 years or so I have the chance of mailing in a reference to the best security paper ever written (or one of the..). It is not just about compilers, but about the most basic concept in security. Reflections on Trusting Trust - Ken Thompson http://www.acm.org/classics/sep95/ Gadi.
