Follow the latest coverage, related explainers and connected technology stories.
Christine Lemmer-Webber and David Thompson of Spritely explain how the platform combines capability security, the actor model, the OCapN protocol, and petname systems to build peer-to-peer applications that rely less on centralized servers. The article also presents the role of Goblins, Hoot, and local CRDTs in addressing delegation, synchronization, and naming problems.
David Chisnall explains how the CHERI architecture uses hardware capabilities to protect pointers and enforce memory bounds and permissions, providing spatial and temporal security for software written in C and C++ without extensive rewriting. The presentation connects this mechanism to the possibility of building precise isolation between system components while directly sharing data structures instead of relying entirely on traditional RPC mechanisms.