Computer Security Sandbox
A Computer Security Sandbox is a Computer Security that ...
- AKA: Security Sandbox.
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- Counter-Example(s)
- See: Malware, Computer Security, Operating System, Scratch Space, Virtualization, Computer Virus.
References
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_(computer_security) Retrieved:2019-1-6.
In computer security, a sandbox is a security mechanism for separating running programs, usually in an effort to mitigate system failures or software vulnerabilities from spreading. It is often used to execute untested or untrusted programs or code, possibly from unverified or untrusted third parties, suppliers, users or websites, without risking harm to the host machine or operating system. A sandbox typically provides a tightly controlled set of resources for guest programs to run in, such as scratch space on disk and memory. Network access, the ability to inspect the host system or read from input devices are usually disallowed or heavily restricted. In the sense of providing a highly controlled environment, sandboxes may be seen as a specific example of virtualization. Sandboxing is frequently used to test unverified programs that may contain a virus or other malicious code, without allowing the software to harm the host device.