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On Thu, 5 Sep 2013 13:09:51 +0100 |
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Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:13:28 +0200 |
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> Agostino Sarubbo <ago@g.o> wrote: |
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> > during an irc debate, me and other people just noticed that the |
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> > default profile could use more flags to enhance the security. |
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> > An hint is here: |
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> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ToolChain/CompilerFlags |
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> > Please argue about what we _don't_ use. |
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> > Note: please CC me in your response. |
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> Security does not come from the compiler. There is no compiler flag |
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> that magically makes insecure code secure. |
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That depends on how you define insecure code; if you define that as |
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excluding code which compiler flags can deal with, then I would agree. |
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But in general compiler flags like these can at least help. |
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With kind regards, |
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Tom Wijsman (TomWij) |
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