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Defend Your Own System Through Binary Recompilation

Software distributors typically provide software in binary form to end users, yet many DevOps activities from performance profiling to security hardening are difficult to perform without access to source code. Furthermore, significant defenses such as the recent Spectre mitigations often require compiler-level changes. Even for open source systems, it takes time to rebuild projects from source and incorporate a modified compiler.

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  • Originally Aired July 25, 2020
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Notes Is the series finale
  • Created April 16, 2023 by
    generaljackdripper
  • Modified April 16, 2023 by
    generaljackdripper