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A. Radovici, I. CulicGetting Started with Secure Embedded Systemshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7789-8_3

3. The Tock System Architecture

Alexandru Radovici1   and Ioana Culic1
(1)
Wyliodrin, Bucharest, Romania
 

Tock is the first embedded operating system used in the industry written in another programming language than C/C++. This makes it particularly interesting from both the operating system’s perspective and the embedded security point of view. In this chapter, we will dive into how Tock is built and the characteristics that make it an appropriate operating system for building secure embedded applications.

Why Tock?

Tock is an embedded operating system ...

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