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		9cb14c1ec0 on June 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: So you want to build a browser engine How important is process separation if the browser engine is programmed with a memory safe language like Rust? I am under the impression that things like site separation are to bandage memory safety issues. Is that right, or are there other issues at play?

hannob on June 10, 2024 [–]

Rust does not give you protection against speculative execution attacks. Entirely different beast than memory safety errors.

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