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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: DII COE bars Ada -> Java compilation
Date: 2000/04/08
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In article <38EDE91D.C6A9EC19@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com>,
  Wes Groleau <wwgrol@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> wrote:
> And in fact, one security report I read described a security
> hole that could be exploited by a byte-code assembler but
> which was prevented by a "correct" Java compiler.

But that is the function of the byte code verifier. Obviously
unverified code is risky no matter *what* the source. One
certainly has far more faith in the verifier than in *any*
compiler.


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