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Actually we should abandon the ring concept all together for more promising security models. https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-ja
by j-pb 11y ago
Actually we should abandon the ring concept all together for more promising security models.
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-javascript https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death...
- frik 11y agoThe suggested solution is to have process isolation implemented using software - namely asm.js-enabled JavaScript virtual machines embedded in a Linux kernel, which save you from needing hardware isolation, reducing overhead. Gary calls this idea "METAL". I found little resource about the project, but there is a discussion on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/compsci/comments/25w7vt/javascript_based_os_what_do_you_think/ http://www.reddit.com/r/compsci/comments/25w7vt/javascript_b... And we had the discussion on HN too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7605687 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7605687 Nevertheless an interesting topic, that doesn't deserve a downvote of my parent.