Chapter 2 A Brief Review on Lightweight Practice of Docker Vulnerabilities

Ayush Pritam Bage, Sameer Saxena, and Yudhveer Singh

DOI: 10.1201/9781003441601-2

2.1 Introduction

Docker is an open source platform for running applications and making the development and distribution process easier. The apps created with Docker are bundled with all necessary dependencies into a common format known as a container. These containers continue to execute in isolation on top of the kernel of the operating system. The additional layer of abstraction may have an influence on performance.

Even though container technologies have existed for over a decade, Docker, a relatively new programme, is now a standout amongst the top inventions, since it incorporates ...

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