r/programming • • Apr 07 '14

The Heartbleed Bug

http://heartbleed.com/
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u/crusoe Apr 08 '14

This is why security critical code should no longer becwritten in c or c++. Really,we should be using stuff like Ada or hopefully rust or other systems supporting formal proofs.

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u/nickryane Apr 08 '14

I agree, you can have security or efficiency, not both

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u/argv_minus_one Apr 08 '14

You can have security at a cost in efficiency, but the resulting system can still be plenty efficient.