Re: Can I trust downloading Python?

Date	2013-09-09 10:44 -0600
From	Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com>
Subject	Re: Can I trust downloading Python?
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On 09/09/2013 10:40 AM, William Ray Wing wrote:
> I think that is pretty far fetched.  It requires recognition that a
> compiler is being compiled.  I'd be REALLY surprised if there were a
> unique sequence of hardware instructions that was common across every
> possible compiler (current and future) and which wouldn't (couldn't)
> exist in arbitrary non-compiller execution, which could be used to
> trigger insertion of a backdoor.

Agreed.  Most of the damage done by the NSA is in the realm of social
engineering more than technical.  IE they compromise companies more than
the algorithms themselves.  The end points always are the weak things.
And yes, Free software that is open source is more resistant to such
tampering.

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Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-09-07 21:04 -0600
  Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-09-08 12:32 +0000
    Re: Can I trust downloading Python? "Charles Hottel" <chottel@earthlink.net> - 2013-09-08 12:08 -0400
      Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-09-09 02:39 +1000
        Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-09-09 09:41 +0000
          Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Anthony Papillion <papillion@gmail.com> - 2013-09-09 06:02 -0500
          Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-09-09 10:23 -0600
          Re: Can I trust downloading Python? William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2013-09-09 12:40 -0400
          Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-09-09 10:44 -0600

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