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Error-Correcting RAM on the Desktop

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

When running a server, especially one with mission-critical applications, it’s common practice to use error-correcting code (ECC) memory. As the name suggests, it uses an error-correcting algorithm to continually check …read more Continue reading Error-Correcting RAM on the Desktop→

ECC Memory Not Safe from Rowhammer Attack

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Lucian Constantin

Researchers have proven for the first that that error-correcting code (ECC) memory can be affected by the same bit-flipping attack known as Rowhammer that plagues regular DRAM memory. Rowhammer is a memory defect first documented in 2014 that occurs w… Continue reading ECC Memory Not Safe from Rowhammer Attack→