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From: Valentin Gagarin <valentin@gagarin.work>
To: devel@spectrum-os.org
Cc: Valentin Gagarin <valentin@gagarin.work>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] Documentation: sketch the threat model on the front page
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:55:56 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260622095556.170159-2-valentin@gagarin.work> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260622095556.170159-1-valentin@gagarin.work>

Also capture the poking-holes security model and hint at the trust
boundary.

This way of phrasing it intentionally doesn't go into any detail.
Proper exposition in dedicated documents would still be fruitful,
especially for readers less experienced with the domain.  But this way
we already mention all the most important ideas in the first few
paragraphs, which should be more likely to capture attention of experts.

Signed-off-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin@gagarin.work>
---
 Documentation/index.html | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/index.html b/Documentation/index.html
index 6d4f07b..e1c5ebb 100644
--- a/Documentation/index.html
+++ b/Documentation/index.html
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ the principle of security by compartmentalization.  It aims to have a
 lower barrier to entry and to be easier to use and maintain than other
 such systems.
 
+<p>
+By isolating each application in a virtual machine, Spectrum prevents untrusted
+software from accessing what you haven't explicitly allowed or disrupting other
+applications.
+
 <p>
 Persistent data will be managed centrally, while
-applications remain isolated. This means that the system can still be
+preserving boundaries between compartments. This means that the system can still be
 thought of as a whole, rather than many virtual
 machines each becoming a system of its own.
 
-- 
2.54.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-06-22  9:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-17 13:24 [PATCH] Documentation: reword the distinctive feature of shared state Valentin Gagarin
2026-06-17 16:55 ` Alyssa Ross
2026-06-17 19:40   ` Valentin Gagarin
2026-06-19 14:54     ` Alyssa Ross
2026-06-22  9:55 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] " Valentin Gagarin
2026-06-22  9:55   ` Valentin Gagarin [this message]
2026-06-22 13:26     ` [PATCH v2 2/2] Documentation: sketch the threat model on the front page Alyssa Ross
2026-06-22 17:55       ` Valentin Gagarin
2026-06-24  8:57     ` Alyssa Ross
2026-06-24 12:18     ` Alyssa Ross
2026-06-22 13:24   ` [PATCH v2 1/2] Documentation: reword the distinctive feature of shared state Alyssa Ross
2026-06-22 13:28   ` Alyssa Ross

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