Closing the Loop on Secure System Design
Fortunately, in emerging application domains, such as the Internet of Things, there are no entrenched operating systems and application portability is less important. This makes it possible evaluate research techniques for building more secure and extensible systems with developers who are willing to adopt them.
I'll describe Tock, an operating system for microcontrollers that enables third-party developers to extend the system. Tock uses the Rust type-system to isolate kernel extensions and the hardware to isolate applications. I'll discuss how we continuously evaluate Tock by engaging with practitioners, and how lessons from practitioners have fed back into the system's design.
Bio:
Amit Levy is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Stanford University. He builds secure operating system kernels, web platforms, and network systems that help make computers more programmable by third-party application developers.