I want to talk a little bit today about shims, specifically addressing how they work to address compatibility issues, and what the security ramifications are when you use a shim to address a compatibility issue.

Merriam Webster defines a shim as:

"a thin often tapered piece of material (as wood, metal, or stone) used to fill in space between things (as for support, leveling, or adjustment of fit)"

(Wow, I feel like an 8th grader beginning a term paper, using a definiti