Talk:Data Execution Prevention

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Isn't DEP just a form of Trusted Computing? --Nate3000 20:38, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] No

No, in TCPA the software must be digitaly signed in order to run. DEP only makes that the the data in the memory zones of the RAM can't be executed —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.15.234.153 (talk • contribs) .

And, very important to the end-users (consumers) of Microsoft products: Software Based DEP is a lie. It does not protect from what you described. Instead it protects from another type of attack (SEH handler overwrite) that occured only one time. We tested it, why do people still have to patch???? Here is a long list of exploits we have tested, Windows Software DEP was only one of the products tested: [1]

Let's keep wikipedia honest! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.180.160.218 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Conflict with anti-hacking software

It should be noted that DEP interferes with the operation of GameGuard, causing it to spew out some random-ish error if enabled, e.g. Invalid/Corrupted files in Rappelz and quiet exit in 2Moons. All you have to do is add the game launcher in DEP's exception list and it runs fine. This is also true for some other anti-hacking schemes. --M.A. 07:15, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Badly written article

I believe this article has been badly written. I am going to fix obvious errors. 81.133.223.60 (talk) 20:35, 12 February 2008 (UTC)