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> Because all an attacker needs is accurate measurement of how long code ran. So would it thwart the attack if the kernel added a random delay to the execution
by nequo 4y ago
> Because all an attacker needs is accurate measurement of how long code ran.
So would it thwart the attack if the kernel added a random delay to the execution time?
- IncRnd 4y agoIt wouldn't, not by itself. The attack would take more measurements to create a profile, however. Extending the time required to mount an attack is probably not sufficient to thwart an attack. It could be for some workloads, but not for all.