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No Windows Qubes port due to Win API, architecture

posted by Cactus on Saturday February 22 2014, @09:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the get-outta-my-sandbox dept.

CQ writes:

Qubes-OS, the Security-by-Isolation, VM-based operating system, has concluded that a port to the Windows OS line isn't feasible. In this post, the CEO of Inivisble Things Labs outlines what she had hoped to accomplish with the port and her explaination why it was just not meant to be.

This paper [pdf] contains all the technical bits you need to know, and the explanation on why the Windows APIs and system architecture are not appropriate for the task of creating an isolation system. It also has some interesting (if that's your thing) information on the Windows security model.

Does anyone here have any experience with Qubes? Does it make sandboxing easy enough for day to day use?

 
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  • (Score: 2) by SMI on Friday February 28 2014, @05:08AM

    by SMI (333) on Friday February 28 2014, @05:08AM (#8285)

    Most informative post, ever. Thank you!

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  • (Score: 1) by FuckBeta on Tuesday March 04 2014, @04:59PM

    by FuckBeta (1504) on Tuesday March 04 2014, @04:59PM (#10748) Homepage

    Glad you liked it.
    Qubes R2B3 is pretty stable, hopefully you can try it out.
    Any questions, hit us up on the mailing list.

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