So I’ve been focused on a separate, yet (somewhat) related to “the nuXleus project” project over the last week, which has meant I haven’t been able to spend as much time as I would like on the nuXleus project itself. Today is going to be at least partially spent prepping the next preview release of “nux” (my ultra-top-secret-(yet-no-so-much-a-secret-anymore) nickname for the project (though I shouldn’t really take the “nux” aspect of it too far, as once the Linux-based 1.0 release is complete, I plan both a BSD as well as a Windows CE-based version as well (Oh, wait, you didn’t know Windows CE was now open source? Huh… Where have you been??? You wanna’ try and keep up, there, Snappy???!!! Thanks! ;)
Anyway! >> Here’s the deal. I went into the rBuilder section of the site just a few moments ago to build out a new test release, and what to my wondering eyes should appear, but two more virtual appliance hard disk formats to start my new year. (<< Don't blame me... 'Twas born this way... 'Tis not my fault!!! ;)
rBuilder Online - Create New Build
Build Types
Installable CD/DVDRaw Hard Disk Image
VMware� Virtual Appliance
Raw Filesystem Image
Compressed Tar File
Demo CD/DVD (Live CD/DVD)
Microsoft� VHD Virtual Appliance
Virtual Iron Virtual Appliance
Oh, happy day! So I guess I can now rewrite the project description which currently reads,
The nuXleus Project has the specific intent to become a User-Centric/Specific Application and XML messaging virtualization-based appliance in which a primary, user-specific/centric host machine can use as a secured proxy for all web-based communications. During the early development and testing phase we will be releasing ISO-9660 images, VMWare Player images, and .img files which can be run via the QEMU emulator project. Once we have figured out how to build the creation of a Virtual Server 2005 Virtual Hard Disk (.vhd) file into the build process we will then add this to the list of images released by this project.
PLEASE NOTE: If necessary, we will continue to release .iso images (which is how you would go about installing this on Virtual Server 2005 R2, which is now FREE :), but please keep in mind this project is not intended nor designed as a stand alone solution. Instead we have the specific intent to develop integrated solutions to work with existing operating system installs, acting as a virtual and secure gateway to the web in which our host OS can then use as a proxy, and in doing so minimizing the exposure to the outside world.
Our goal, in fact, is to reduce this exposure to ZERO, using nuXleus as the primary and only point of contact to the outside web, while acting as our personal, online presence hosting provider. Using this synopsis, nuXleus can then provide a safe and secured environment to provide extended web-based services built around the overall vision of the Semantic Web*, ensuring that our personal host OS never has the need to risk that which could lead to any type of malware, virus, worm, or other form of threat from the outside world by limiting ALL communications to first pass through the nuXleus interface, to then be examined for potential threats, checked for proper security credentials, passing the result to the host system if, and only if, ALL security processes in place have given each specific message the green light to be passed through a single secured port on the host machine.
110% secure**, 100% of the time.
** - This is meant to invoke the idea of taking the security side of this project to a level just above that which is felt to be “secured” such that we can always keep the focus on staying one step ahead of the blackhat hacker community, but avoiding taking things too far into the extreme as to cripple the functionality and/or usability and therefore overall benefit to the individual who utilize the services of this project. In other words, if we lock down the system in such a way that the security can be compared to unplugging the machine from the power outlet, this project has ultimately failed.
Can instead read,
The nuXleus Project has the specific intent to become a User-Centric/Specific Application and XML messaging virtualization-based appliance in which a primary, user-specific/centric host machine can use as a secured proxy for all web-based communications.
PLEASE NOTE: Please keep in mind this project is not intended nor designed as a stand alone solution. Instead we have the specific intent to develop integrated solutions to work with existing operating system installs, acting as a virtual and secure gateway to the web in which our host OS can then use as a proxy, and in doing so minimizing the exposure to the outside world.
Our goal, in fact, is to reduce this exposure to ZERO, using nuXleus as the primary and only point of contact to the outside web, while acting as our personal, online presence hosting provider. Using this synopsis, nuXleus can then provide a safe and secured environment to provide extended web-based services built around the overall vision of the Semantic Web*, ensuring that our personal host OS never has the need to risk that which could lead to any type of malware, virus, worm, or other form of threat from the outside world by limiting ALL communications to first pass through the nuXleus interface, to then be examined for potential threats, checked for proper security credentials, passing the result to the host system if, and only if, ALL security processes in place have given each specific message the green light to be passed through a single secured port on the host machine.
110% secure**, 100% of the time.
** - This is meant to invoke the idea of taking the security side of this project to a level just above that which is felt to be “secured” such that we can always keep the focus on staying one step ahead of the blackhat hacker community, but avoiding taking things too far into the extreme as to cripple the functionality and/or usability and therefore overall benefit to the individual who utilize the services of this project. In other words, if we lock down the system in such a way that the security can be compared to unplugging the machine from the power outlet, this project has ultimately failed.
Isn’t that great?! :D (Don’t answer that! ;)
Bye for now :D
Oh, and thanks rPath! YOU ROCK!!! :D
Thanks. I will buy rBuilder.
Rpath would rock if they didn't force you to use Rpath Linux.