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Can't delete comments, so an actual question will destroy my karma count.. great system HN.
by staplers 9y ago
Can't delete comments, so an actual question will destroy my karma count.. great system HN.
- harryh 9y agoBecause it's very easy to see how this flaw came about. Branch prediction and caching is necessary for modern processor performance and it turns out that these two features can interact in a way that allows software to employ timing attacks to determine memory state for areas of memory that should't be readable.
- rob-olmos 9y agoI think the only more concrete way you're going to determine intentional vs. unintentional is some type of paper trail being exposed.
- castis 9y agostop being concerned about imaginary internet points and it won't bother you so much.