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		cryptonector on April 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Timeline of the xz open source attack GP is talking about executable blobs (drivers) more than anything. Yes, binary protocols will lead to binary test blobs, so what.

pixl97 on April 2, 2024 [–]

The attack was embedded in a binary test blob, or did you just not happen to read anything about the xy attack?

cryptonector on April 2, 2024 | [–]

You can't avoid having to have binary blobs of data. And again, GP was talking about closed-source drivers, not specifically the xz attack.

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