Abstract:CPU registers are small discrete storage units, used to hold temporary data and instructions within the CPU. Registers are not addressable in the same way memory is, which makes them immune from memory attacks and manipulation by other means. In this paper, we take advantage of this to provide a protection mechanism for critical program data; both active local variables and control objects on the stack. This protection effectively eliminates the threat of control-and data-oriented attacks, even by adversaries … Show more
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