Microsoft releases MxC, an open source cross-platform sandboxing library
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Microsoft has released MxC, an open source sandboxing library that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Simon Willison, who flagged the release on X, says it looks very promising and that it uses processcontainer, bubblewrap, and seatbelt under the hood, the native sandboxing mechanisms of each platform. His assessment is an early impression from reading the project, and no independent testing or security review is reported.
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- Simon WillisonNew open source cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) sandboxing library from Microsoft - looks very promising, uses processcontainer/bubblewrap/seatbelt under the hood https://github.com/microsoft/mxc
New open source cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux) sandboxing library from Microsoft - looks very promising, uses processcontainer/bubblewrap/seatbelt under the hood https://github.com/microsoft/mxc
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