[Info-vax] Some of what I'm reading...

Stephen Hoffman seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid
Sat May 12 16:35:17 EDT 2018


FWIW...    Some interesting topics, and some topics related to recent 
discussions here in the comp.os.vms newsgroup.   Some relevant to 
OpenVMS.  Some not.

An overview of some of open-source projects from a few years ago — 
includes an overview of LLVM, which is being used by VSI for OpenVMS
	http://www.aosabook.org/en/index.html

Work toward securing the boot path, akin to the existing work on x86-64 
and on Arm.
	https://www.securerf.com/path-secure-boot-solution-risc-v/

Approaches toward securing a key component of the system security 
environment...
 
https://ronny.chevalier.io/files/coprocessor-based-behavior-monitoring-acsac-chevalier-2017.pdf 


Approaches toward secure storage of sensitive information, and using 
hardware and software features that OpenVMS lacks support for...
 
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/certificate_key_and_trust_services/keys/storing_keys_in_the_secure_enclave 


Here's Rowhammer in the browser...
	https://www.vusec.net/projects/glitch/

RISC-V development boards...
	https://www.sifive.com

On younger folks and learning about computers and programming and 
algorithms.  These folks are rather past that earlier discussion of 
which languages folks might first learn computing with, though...
	http://aiweirdness.com/post/173797162852/ai-scream-for-ice-cream



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