TLS (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
DNS (Hickory)
Let's create a memory safe, high performance, fully recursive DNS resolver.
sudo/su (sudo-rs)
Let's make the utilities that mediate privileges safer.
NTP (ntpd-rs)
Let's create a memory safe NTP implementation.
AV1 (rav1d)
Let's create a memory safe AV1 decoder that delivers great performance.
zlib
Let's create a memory safe zlib compression library with great performance.
Linux Kernel
Let's make it possible to write memory safe drivers for the Linux kernel.
Reverse Proxy (River)
Let's make the network edge memory safe.
Apache httpd (mod_tls)
Let's make it possible to use memory safe TLS networking in Apache httpd.
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
June 5, 2025
Compatibility with C is Key for Memory Safe Software
We're in the beginning phases of a journey towards memory safety for the Internet's critical software infrastructure, and as we get going it makes the most sense to break down big problems into smaller ones by focusing on replacing components within existing C and C++ software.
May 13, 2025
Rustls Server-Side Performance
Current versions of Rustls show competitive performance when processing many connections at the same time on a server.
March 6, 2025
An Update on Memory Safety in the Linux Kernel
Rust drivers are on the way via growing interest and community.
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