NODE d8f4972dRe: Code+Data separation
azur@netcom.com (Steve Schear)Thu, 19 Dec 1996 13:20:10 -0800 (PST)
>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
>ph@netcom.com
I believe those that follow a Harvard architecture do this.
-- Steve