Episode 390 - Rust shipping binaries doesn't matter
Open Source Security Podcast
English - August 28, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsTechnology cybersecurity open opensource security source Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 389 - What would HashiCorp do?
Josh and Kurt talk about a blog post that explains how C and C++ compilers prioritize performance over correctness. This is the class story of security vs usability. Security is never the primary goal. If a security requirement doesn't also enable other business goals it will fail. We also touch on the news of a Rust package containing binary files. It doesn't really have anything to do with security, it's all about convenience.
Show Notes C and C++ Prioritize Performance over Correctness Nisha's toot Barry Marshall Rust devs push back as Serde project ships precompiled binaries Why DARPA Hopes To 'Distill' Old Binaries Into Readable Code Mario 64 decompilation