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echo: rberrypi
to: RICHARD KETTLEWELL
from: THE NATURAL PHILOSOPHER
date: 2020-09-14 16:23:00
subject: Re: Spectre / Meltdown

On 14/09/2020 14:01, Richard Kettlewell wrote:
> Software is full of bugs.

Yours may be.
When writing embedded code you make sure it isn't.


> In a safety- and/or security-critical context,
> you can’t just ignore them, you need to find them (preferrably before
> someone else does), then recertify and redeploy the fixed software.
>
> Certification is a moving target, at least in my industry, I don’t know
> about automotive. Same issues as above.
>
> Security is a moving target; attacks keep getting better. Same issues
> again.
>
> And that’s before getting into changing customer needs, competitive
> challenges, rebranding, ...

In a car window winder?


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