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                                            Kristof Beyls

Consider context section on why software security is different for compilers

Thank you for sharing this suggestion @lyndon160 ! Your suggestion is making me realize that maybe we should model the security topics in the book as split between: 1. A...

Consider context section on why software security is different for compilers

@allcontributors please add @lyndon160 for bug, ideas

Should we add an "assumed knowledge"/"prerequisites" section?

> How about, we assume the reader is familiar with what a compiler does and its use in software development, but not on their internals. And we assume basic familiarity...

Check that the book covers everything relevant mentioned in a number of other surveys

Another survey-kind of article/presentation that could be useful to check against: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3471936: A Comprehensive Survey of Attacks without Physical Access Targeting Hardware Vulnerabilities in IoT/IIoT Devices, and Their Detection Mechanisms

Consider section on run-time vulnerabilities in compilers?

I indeed think this is in scope. I'm interested to hear what @g-kouv thinks about this.

Start Timing Attacks section with a definition, use cryptography as an example

Thank you, I think this is a very good suggestion!

Start Timing Attacks section with a definition, use cryptography as an example

@allcontributors please add @sam-ellis for bug, ideas, review

Consider section on supply chain attacks?

Thanks for the suggestion. I think supply chain attacks are within the scope of the book.

Make HTML version of book mobile device friendly.

I like it :) When I tried it on my mobile phone, the look-and-feel was as I expected, i.e. making the book readable. @g-kouv , I wonder what you think?

Consider synchronising some or all of README.md with the first page of the book

Thanks for sharing this idea, @JLouisKaplan-Arm ! I'm a bit in doubt whether it will end up saving work or not to try and share a part of the README.md...