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Do 64-bit applications have any security merits over 32-bit applications?
A particular article from arstechnica.com stated this.
One of these protective measures is called Address Space Layout Randomization, ASLR, and it works by moving DLLs and application memory into ...
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What attacks does a W^X policy prevent against?
Write xor Execute (W^X) is a policy that a block (page) of memory cannot be marked as both writeable and executable at the same time.
What attacks does W^X prevent, with and without the following:
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