>From a news.com story about features of gcc 4.0, available at http://news.com.com/Key+open-source+programming+tool+due+for+overhaul/2100-7344_3-5615886.html
Key open-source programming tool due for overhaul Published: March 14, 2005, 10:46 AM PST By Stephen Shankland Staff Writer, CNET News.com [...] GCC 4.0 also introduces a security feature called Mudflap, which adds extra features to the compiled program that check for a class of vulnerabilities called buffer overruns, Mitchell said. Mudflap slows a program's performance, so it's expected to be used chiefly in test versions, then switched off for finished products. So you have an interesting definition of a security feature as "the bit you disable before the product goes into the environment where it'll be subject to attack". Peter. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
