RustyHermit - A Scalable, Rust-Based Virtual Execution Environment.

System-level development has been dominated by programming languages such as C/C++ for decades. These languages are inherently unsafe, error-prone, and a major reason for vulnerabilities. High-level programming languages with a secure memory model and strong type system are able to improve the quality of the system software. This paper explores the programming language Rust for development of a scalable, virtual execution environment and presents the integration of a Rust-based IP stack into RustyHermit. RustyHermit is part of the standard Rust toolchain and common Rust applications are able to build on top of RustyHermit.