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Reference
Thompson, K., "Reflections on trusting trust", Communications of the ACM, 27, 8, pp. 761-763, August 1984. Google
761 ;;Quote: write a source program that reproduces itself; the discovery of how to do it is a revelation
762 ;;Quote: can recompile the C compiler with the character codes that it translates, e.g., \n; learning, self-reference
763 ;;Quote: can recompile the C compiler to introduce Trojan horse bugs invisibly
763 ;;Quote: you can only trust code that you create; source-level verification or scrutiny can not catch unsecure code
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Topic: security leaks and weaknesses (56 items)
Topic: trust (16 items)
Topic: source-rich system (27 items)