Re: Attack on SolarWinds could have been countered by reproducible builds

[Chris Lamb]

Chris Lamb wrote:

> > > > As it happens, Stefano Zacchiroli recently suggested to me that we
> > > > write a paper together that we would first offer to IEEE Software. We
> > > > got into a good routine and submitted to IEEE about a fortnight ago.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Chris: Any news on this article? I'd love to read it.
> >
> > Thanks for your interest. No news since I last posted; we are still
> > waiting on the initial review. Will be in touch when I know more.
>
> Fredrik, as you asked for updates: just to mention that the paper has
> passed its initial review, and we are now making some minor changes to
> address various comments and concerns (mostly around the framing of
> the issue and ensuring it is accessible to as wide an audience as
> possible).

A quick update: as permitted by IEEE, the paper is now available in an
open access / preprint capacity:

   https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9403390
   https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.06020


Best wishes,

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