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Katie Bell - Freelance Software Developer and Creator of SplootCode

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ABSTRACT
Let's face it, we all use libraries written by strangers on the internet that we shouldn't entirely trust. It's not just that there could be malicious code but even a library with an accidental vulnerability can wreak havoc.

You've probably heard of WebAssembly, but maybe you think of it as only relevant to browsers and front end development. It was created for browsers, but now WebAssembly is a battle-tested, fast, standardised, language-independent and cross-platform runtime. Most importantly, it was designed from the ground up to securely run untrusted code.

This talk will go through how WebAssembly works with practical examples and explore case studies of real-world companies using WebAssembly to run code securely and efficiently. [...]

TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
00:25 Untrusted code
14:23 WebAssembly
19:17 Sandboxing without using a separate process
24:10 WASI (WebAssembly System Interface)
29:48 Demo
34:03 WASI continued
34:50 Case study: Shopify functions
36:41 Case study: Mozilla Firefox
39:28 Security
41:49 Reminder: Security in depth
42:39 Where are we now?
45:50 When are you running untrusted code?
47:54 Outro

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RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Kevin Hoffman • Programming WebAssembly with Rust • https://amzn.to/48msEBz
Valerio De Sanctis • Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core • https://amzn.to/42MWuOq
Brian Sletten • WebAssembly: The Definitive Guide • https://amzn.to/3OQdHRf
Sendil Kumar Nellaiyapen • Practical WebAssembly • https://amzn.to/4bK3j7s

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