Mike Bursell

I've been in and around Open Source since around 1997, and have been running (GNU) Linux as my main desktop at home and work since then: not always easy... I'm a security bod and architect, co-founder of the Enarx project, and am currently employed as Chief Security Architect for Red Hat. I have a blog - "Alice, Eve & Bob" - where I write (sometimes rather parenthetically) about security. I live in the UK and like single malts.

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Authored Content

How open source builds distributed trust

Trust in open source is a positive feedback loop.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 15 Jan 2021 20 votes

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My top 7 Rust commands for using Cargo

Spend some time investigating Rust's package manager, Cargo.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 17 Nov 2020 14 votes 2 comments

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5 ways to decide if a software package is trustworthy

Find out how to evaluate the integrity of a software package.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 04 Nov 2020 28 votes

My top 7 functions in Rust

Rust helpfully provides a set of "prelude" functions.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 19 Oct 2020 26 votes

What measured boot and trusted boot means for Linux

When a trusted boot process is performed, the process not only measures each value but also performs a check against a known (and expected!) good value at the same time.

Mike Bursell (Red Hat, Correspondent) 13 Oct 2020 27 votes

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