Reflections on Trusting Trust

Paper Notes

1984 Trojan Horses Hackers

Summary

To what extent should one trust a statement that a program is free of Trojan horses? Perhaps it is more important to trust the people who wrote the software.

Key Findings

You can’t trust code you did not totally create yourself.

Highlights and Takeaways

Old school cybersecurity, early take on breaking into computers

Other Notes/Additional Thoughts (OPTIONAL)

Review by [rfhacker]

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