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Explore the revolutionary CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions) technology and its integration with Linux in this 53-minute conference talk from the Linux Foundation. Discover how CHERI builds upon 1960s security concepts of capabilities—unforgeable tokens of authority—to deliver a modern, practical approach to fine-grained memory protection that can replace or complement traditional MMU-based virtual memory systems. Learn about the 15-year development journey of CHERI technology, including its support for multiple architectures and the groundbreaking Morello research silicon implementation by Arm. Understand the current commercialization efforts and the proposed RISC-V standard extension, with insights into early RISC-V processor designs now available in both commercial and open source implementations. Gain knowledge about the historical context of capability machines, delve into CHERI's technical implementation details, and examine how this technology can enhance memory safety and provide additional security layers for Linux systems.
