m19940@mwvm.mitre.org (Emily H. Lonsford) (07/27/90)
The source code attack described by Vladis Kletnieks in V3 #130 was the subject of a lecture and article by Ken Thompson. It was titled "Reflections on Trusting Trust," the 1983 Turing Award Lecture, and was printed in the CACM in August 1984. It was reprinted this year in UNIX Review, but I forget which issue. It should be required reading for everyone on this list. K.T. called it "the cutest program I ever wrote." It's interesting that it first appeared in 1983... seven years ago. "Those who cannot remember history are condemned to repeat it." G. Santayana * Emily H. Lonsford * MITRE - Houston W123 (713) 333-0922