Rustls
Let's get the Rustls TLS library ready to replace OpenSSL in as many projects as possible.
Memory safety for the Internet's most critical infrastructure
Initiatives
Linux Kernel
Let's make it possible to write memory safe drivers for the Linux kernel.
AV1
Let's create a memory safe AV1 decoder that delivers great performance.
sudo and su
Let's make the utilities that mediate privileges safer.
NTP
Let's create a memory safe NTP implementation.
mod_tls
Let's make it possible to use memory safe TLS networking in Apache httpd.
DNS
Let's create a memory safe, high performance, fully recursive DNS resolver.
curl
Let's make TLS and HTTP networking code in curl memory safe.
Tools
Let's improve the tools we use to bring memory safe software to the world.
From our blog
May 24, 2023
ISRG’s 10th Anniversary
As ISRG celebrates its 10th anniversary, Co-founder and Executive Director Josh Aas reflects on the accomplishments of the nonprofit and looks ahead to its continued impact in the years to come.
May 11, 2023
AWS commits $1M to bring memory safety to critical parts of the Web
AWS commits $1M to advance four Prossimo initiatives, improving memory safety for TLS, NTP, media codec, and permissions boundaries.
April 26, 2023
Bringing Memory Safety to sudo and su
We are reimplementing sudo and su utilities in Rust.
April 17, 2023
Memory Safe Network Time (NTP) Has New Home, Seeks Early Adopters
Bringing more safety to a critical network-based service.
March 29, 2023
Rustls 0.21.0 Released With Exciting New Features
We’re incredibly excited about the latest release of Rustls, a memory safe TLS implementation
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