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# [Trusting trust, the unsolved security problem](https://erik.hashnode.dev/trusting-trust-the-unsolved-security-problem?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

What is the trusting trust problem? Schneier on Security, Countering "Trusting Trust" Way back in 1974, Paul Karger and Roger Schell discovered a devastating attack against computer systems. Ken Thompson described it in his classic 1984 speech, “Ref...

Nov 16, 2021 · 4 min read · erik.hashnode.dev  
Updated Nov 18, 2021  
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