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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:18:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mbp.qyliss.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 6E87B83501D8; Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:18:20 +0200 (CEST) From: Alyssa Ross To: Valentin Gagarin Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Documentation: sketch the threat model on the front page In-Reply-To: <20260622095556.170159-2-valentin@gagarin.work> References: <20260617132414.103828-1-valentin@gagarin.work> <20260622095556.170159-1-valentin@gagarin.work> <20260622095556.170159-2-valentin@gagarin.work> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:18:19 +0200 Message-ID: <87jyro5dys.fsf@alyssa.is> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Message-ID-Hash: C4CQUZAV3CV6CJ7PWJJXEXUTOI7Z4MCL X-Message-ID-Hash: C4CQUZAV3CV6CJ7PWJJXEXUTOI7Z4MCL X-MailFrom: hi@alyssa.is X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; loop; banned-address; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-0; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-1; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-2; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-3; header-match-devel.spectrum-os.org-4; emergency; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: devel@spectrum-os.org X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.10 Precedence: list List-Id: Patches and low-level development discussion Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Valentin Gagarin writes: > 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 > --- > 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. >=20=20 > +

> +By isolating each application in a virtual machine, Spectrum prevents un= trusted > +software from accessing what you haven't explicitly allowed or disruptin= g other > +applications. > + >

> 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 c= an still be > thought of as a whole, rather than many virtual > machines each becoming a system of its own. FYI: this is getting to the point where it needs a copyright header update. Next time please. :) --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEARYKAB0WIQRV/neXydHjZma5XLJbRZGEIw/wogUCajvLCwAKCRBbRZGEIw/w omJaAP9oak8MoQvZ6pfDqN4p+25XfCBIE9aWBv9KYRcTB3uLZgEAkgWYs2dWklDx 8y8Qaz4i3TLtqX+E84oQyN/uQTz1Xws= =4iYL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--