Comment by simonw

19 days ago

How do I sandbox CPython using OS features?

(Genuine question, I've been trying to find reliable, well documented, robust patterns for doing this for years! I need it across macOS and Linux and ideally Windows too. Preferably without having to run anything as root.)

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nickpsecurity  19 days ago

It could be difficult. My first thought would be a SELinux policy like this article attempted:

https://danwalsh.livejournal.com/28545.html

One might have different profiles with different permissions. A network service usually wouldn't need your hone directory while a personal utility might not need networking.

Also, that concept could be mixed with subprocess-style sandboxing. The two processes, main and sandboxed, might have different policies. The sandboxed one can only talk to main process over a specific channel. Nothing else. People usually also meter their CPU, RAM, etc.

INTEGRITY RTOS had language-specific runtimes, esp Ada and Java, that ran directly on the microkernel. A POSIX app or Linux VM could run side by side with it. Then, some middleware for inter-process communication let them talk to each other.

OutOfHere  19 days ago

Docker and other container runners allow it. https://containers.dev/ allows it too.

https://github.com/microsoft/litebox might somehow allow it too if a tool can be built on top of it, but there is no documentation.