Our conclusion is that there is no way a user could effectively scrutinize the object code of an application to determine that it is ‘safe.’
The programs don't have to be compiled into object code.
If there were more tools available to do vulnerability analysis (of source as well as object code, in multiple languages), it would be in every vendor's interest to use them.
The ‘algorithm’, which is the sequence of machine commands that the source code and object code represent.
While there is a certain amount of flexibility allowed of the compiler in determining the how of object code, there is certainly no creativity involved.
Definition of object code in US English:
object code
nounəbˈdʒɛkt
Computing
Code produced by a compiler or assembler.
〔计算机〕目标码
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While there is a certain amount of flexibility allowed of the compiler in determining the how of object code, there is certainly no creativity involved.
If there were more tools available to do vulnerability analysis (of source as well as object code, in multiple languages), it would be in every vendor's interest to use them.
The programs don't have to be compiled into object code.
The ‘algorithm’, which is the sequence of machine commands that the source code and object code represent.
Our conclusion is that there is no way a user could effectively scrutinize the object code of an application to determine that it is ‘safe.’