Security
On the topic of security in the context of compilers, Reflections on Trusting Trust makes a firm conclusion.
Papers from other folks associated with the labs are available more specifically on the security model of UNIX.
- 1978: On the Security of UNIX (html)
- by Dennis Ritchie
- 1984: Reflections on Trusting Trust (HTML)
- by Ken Thompson
- 2021 overview by Brailsford
- 1984: UNIX Operating System Security (DOI)