Redox OS

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Hello,

should it be possible to run the new rusty security OS, RedoxOS, als an AppVM?

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3046100/open-source-tools/rusts-redox-os-could-show-linux-a-few-new-tricks.html

Which kind of applications might be deliver, so a higher level of security, as the corresponding linux apps?

Kind Regards

[J. Eppler]

Hello,

yes, it would be nice to use RedoxOS as sort of graphical Unikernel VM.

RedoxOS could be used for:
- password managers (isolated password manager VM)
- graphical pgp/certificate management
- IRC/XMPP chatting
- network isolated file storage for confidential files
- disposable VMs

in the future:
- email
- browsing

RedoxOS could be used to provide per-application isolation. However, the biggest advantage of RedoxOS is the small memory and storage footprint. RedoxOS requires approx. 128 MB storage space and needs less memory than most Linux distribution.

I installed it in June on top of Qubes OS and it was running fairly well for being a new operating system. It still has some rough edges.
I especially liked the simplicity of the graphical desktop environment (Orbit).

best regards
J. Eppler

[Jean-Philippe Ouellet]

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 11:56 AM, '103948'109438'0194328'0914328098
<kerste...@gmail.com> wrote:
> the new rusty security OS, RedoxOS

Neat!

Thanks for pointing this out. I was not aware of it.

My favorite of your random links so far :)

[stadthe...@gmail.com]

Has anyone successfully started RedoxOS on XEN? Porting the Qubes Tools will be a nice challange for rust enthusiasts ;-D