Executable-space protection
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executable-space-protection-222-2324471
title:
Executable-space protection
text:
In computer security, executable-space protection marks memory regions as non-executable, such that an attempt to execute machine code in these regions will cause an exception. It makes use of hardware features such as the NX bit, or in some cases software emulation of those features. However, technologies that emulate or supply an NX bit will usually impose a measurable overhead while using a hardware-supplied NX bit imposes no measurable overhead. The Burroughs 5000 offered hardware support fo
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Concept in computer security
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable-space_protection
date created:
2006-01-10T10:51:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T08:01:25Z
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