But if all (most) CPUs are FGPAs, how does one bootstrap and assume the payload is not malicious?
Programmers using discrete electronics and punched tape would be a human-auditable (if tedious) way of bootstrapping.
A minimum viable target & programs for it to bootstrap everything else would be needed.
I consider this analogous to the #Guix bootstrap seed endeavor.
#FPGA #Bootstrap #Bootstrapping #CPU #Hardware #Security #Auditability
Programmers using discrete electronics and punched tape would be a human-auditable (if tedious) way of bootstrapping.
A minimum viable target & programs for it to bootstrap everything else would be needed.
I consider this analogous to the #Guix bootstrap seed endeavor.
#FPGA #Bootstrap #Bootstrapping #CPU #Hardware #Security #Auditability
Greg Cocks 
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