Linux Containers and Virtualization: Utilizing Rust for Linux Containers

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S. M. JainLinux Containers and Virtualizationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9768-1_8

8. Containers in Rust

Shashank Mohan Jain¹  

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Bengaluru, India

 

In Chapter 7 we looked at basic Rust programming constructs and identified what makes Rust a secure language. We also examined in detail various Rust structures that can be used to accomplish safe programming. In this chapter we explore how to use Rust to create Linux containers and sandboxes. We will mainly focus on the concept of namespaces under Rust and how to use them for process isolation.

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