Rust
Memory-safe systems programming language eliminating entire classes of vulnerabilities by design.
Why Rust for Security Software?
Rust is a systems programming language that guarantees memory safety and thread safety at compile time. Unlike C or C++, Rust eliminates entire classes of vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows, use-after-free bugs, and data races - without sacrificing performance.
Both Signando CA and Signando REST are written entirely in Rust, ensuring that the security infrastructure protecting your systems is itself protected from common attack vectors.
Eliminated Vulnerability Classes
- Buffer Overflows: Bounds checking enforced at compile time
- Use-After-Free: Ownership system prevents dangling pointers
- Data Races: Thread safety guaranteed by the borrow checker
- Null Pointer Dereference: No null pointers - Option types instead
- Memory Leaks: RAII pattern with automatic cleanup
Security by Language Design
Zero-Cost Abstractions
Rust's abstractions compile to the same efficient code you'd write by hand. Security doesn't come at the cost of performance.
No Runtime Overhead
No garbage collector, no runtime. Predictable performance ideal for security-critical and latency-sensitive applications.
Fearless Concurrency
The compiler prevents data races at compile time. Safe parallel processing without the fear of race conditions.
Build Secure Systems with Rust
Both Signando CA and Signando REST leverage Rust's safety guarantees.