Microsoft’s newest open-source contribution to the Linux kernel being proposed is… Hornet, a Linux security module (LSM) for providing signature verification of eBPF programs.

Microsoft has been a longtime proponent of eBPF for running custom programs within the Linux kernel safely and efficiently. There have been eBPF programs providing much value around networking, security, tracing, and more. Microsoft even brought eBPF to Windows and was one of the bounders of the eBPF Foundation. Microsoft’s been embracing eBPF for years and now their latest is Hornet for helping with verification around eBPF programs.

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