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Computerphile reflections on trusting trust:
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Reflections on Trusting Trust - Computerphile
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- Presented by David Brailsford
Beginner. No background in the topic needed.
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David Brailsford explains Ken Thompson's classic Turing Award paper on how a compiler can be invisibly backdoored.
Professor Brailsford discusses Ken Thompson's ACM Turing Award acceptance paper "Reflections on Trusting Trust" Ken Thompson's Paper: bit.ly/C_trustingtrust Cory Doctorow's Article: bit.ly/C_Doctorow-trustingTrust facebook.com/computerphile twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at bradyharan.comWhy it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as an accessible explanation of Ken Thompson's classic paper on compiler backdoors and trust.
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