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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Qualcomm's Oryon boasts hardware "side-channel mitigations"
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:49:28 -0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:46:02 GMT, Anton Ertl wrote:

> ... "mitigation" has a weaker sound than "fix" to me ...

“Mitigation” seems to be the standard term when referring to security 
fixes. Think of “fix” as a marketing term, that could suggest that you 
will no further problems in future. Whereas the security pros use the 
cautious term, because they realize it is far more likely that further 
holes will be found in future.