Security in Computing, Third Edition

3.10. Exercises

1:	Suppose you are a customs inspector. You are responsible for checking suitcases for secret compartments in which bulky items such as jewelry might be hidden. Describe the procedure you would follow to check for these compartments.
2:	Your boss hands you a microprocessor and its technical reference manual. You are asked to check for undocumented features of the processor. Because of the number of possibilities, you cannot test every operation code with every combination of operands. Outline the strategy you would use to identify and characterize unpublicized operations.
3:	Your boss hands you a computer program and its technical reference manual. You are asked to check for undocumented features of the program. How is this activity ...