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Hardening mode for the compiler

This is a joint proposal from: @AaronBallman, @shafik, @Endill, and @cor3ntin (with helpful input from others!) Safety and security of C and C++ programs has been an important issue in the ecosystem for a while. Both WG21 and WG14 are making plans on how to improve these aspects of the language from their end, but the standard is constrained by what it can talk about and the speed at which it can move. Implementations need to be the driving force behind improving this situation; we’re ultimatel...

Seeing a config called hardened that barely turns on any of the mitigations sounds deceiving and makes auditing for security a bit harder. Seeing a config called hardened that barely turns on any of the mitigations sounds deceiving and makes auditing for security a bit harder. Seeing a config called hardened that barely turns on any of the mitigations sounds deceiving and makes auditing for security a bit harder.

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