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DeathArrow ◴[11 Jul 23 19:21 UTC] No.36685995[source]▶

>Qubes OS is a free and open-source, security-oriented operating system for single-user desktop computing. Qubes OS leverages Xen-based virtualization to allow for the creation and management of isolated compartments called qubes.

What's wrong with containers? They are supposed to provide better performance than VMs. Are containers less secure?

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1. dragonwriter ◴[11 Jul 23 19:27 UTC] No.36686079[source]▶

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> They are supposed to provide better performance than VMs. Are containers less secure?

Yes, the performance advantage is from less isolation/more sharing, and that's also why they are less secure.

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QubesOS – A reasonably secure operating system