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Multics security, thirty years later

Multics security, thirty years later

Posted Sep 15, 2002 3:09 UTC (Sun) by Baylink (guest, #755)
Parent article: Multics security, thirty years later

Well, I will be dipped in shit.

The Thompson hack (placing a backdoor in the *compiler*) related in "Reflections on Trusting Trust" actually came directly from the Multics project.

Who knew?


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