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From: John Richard Moser <nigelenki@×××××××.net>
To: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@g.o>
Cc: solar@g.o, gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Stack smash protected daemons
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 02:22:48
Message-Id: 41523408.7040205@comcast.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Stack smash protected daemons by Ciaran McCreesh
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6 Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
7 | On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 22:03:34 -0400 Ned Ludd <solar@g.o> wrote:
8 | | > just to enable a hack
9 | |
10 | | What's this hack your now speaking of frequently?
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12 | The hack is in trying to get the compiler to make broken code safe,
13 | rather than properly auditing code. SSP does not fix broken code, it's
14 | just duct tape.
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17 No, it's a sniper. it shoots the bad guy, then puts in a report, so
18 that you can go figure out htf he got in and patch the wall.
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