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Re: Code+Data separation
>Allowing code and data to reside in the same areas of memory is
>a nice convenience, but it makes security harder to implement
>because it means code is modifiable and data can be created which
>just happens to do bad things if it is executed.
>
>Are there any modern processors which keep the code and data separated?
>
>Peter Hendrickson
>[email protected]
I believe those that follow a Harvard architecture do this.
-- Steve