Reply to post: Re: Looks sweet ...without the pseudo-security... of lock-in.

RIP ROP: Intel's cunning plot to kill stack-hopping exploits at CPU level

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Re: Looks sweet ...without the pseudo-security... of lock-in.

"Sorry if it has the side effect of hindering cracks. Just like you can alter executables to allow for unlicensed use, you can alter them to become malware, and no CPU feature can protect from it once loaded."

Sad. Just sad. Ignoring the point to defend lockin is just really sad. And, you know what they say about doing the same thing again, and again, for the same result?

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