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1 day agoIt depends on the level of mistrust you’re willing to entertain but the short version is; no, you cannot be sure.
Ken Thompson’s 1983 talk, Reflections on trusting trust is the classic talk on just why you cannot be sure.


It depends on the level of mistrust you’re willing to entertain but the short version is; no, you cannot be sure.
Ken Thompson’s 1983 talk, Reflections on trusting trust is the classic talk on just why you cannot be sure.
What if your compiler is compromised? https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf