The impact of memory safety on sandboxing
Read OriginalThis technical article analyzes the nuanced relationship between memory safety and sandboxing in multi-process architectures like web browsers. It argues that the common view of them as purely complementary security measures is an oversimplification. The author details the two distinct purposes of sandboxing—reducing semantic privileges and reducing attack surface—and examines how widespread memory safety could change the cost-benefit analysis and implementation of sandboxing policies.
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