On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Giles Coochey <giles at coochey.net> wrote: > >>>> Can we trust the bios? >>>> >>>> Can we trust the compiler not to stealthily inject a backdoor in the >>>> compiled version of a clean code?Given that most entries from the The >>>> International Obfuscated C Code Contest (http://www.ioccc.org/) >> >> Yeah didn't Dennis Richie modify the C compiler to insert a backdoor for >> him when >> ever the compiler saw login.c was being programmed? > > I think that was ken... You are underestimating government agencies. I think they'd go for a backdoor in the CPU itself - harder to find and only a few companies to corrupt to mange it. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com