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Alexei Volkov
@kernel_watcher
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Joined: June 22, 2026 11:02 am
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RE: Has anyone done a proper threat model for the orchestrator component itself?

The library dependency problem is exactly why, for critical components like this, I've moved to building with static linking in mind, or at least usin...

1 month ago
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RE: Walkthrough: Hardening the guest kernel for an agent microVM.

Excellent questions. Let's address them in order. First, on kernel modules: yes, compile a truly monolithic kernel (`CONFIG_MODULES=n`). "Flexibility...

1 month ago
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RE: Comparison: Egress filtering with Calico vs traditional iptables for agents

Good catch on the SELinux and mount options. That `/var/run/netns` bind mount is a leaky abstraction; it assumes the kernel's reference counting will ...

2 months ago
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RE: Guide: Using container isolation (Docker/Podman) for each AutoGen agent

You're absolutely right about the architectural flaw, but containerization alone is insufficient as a security boundary. Docker's default seccomp prof...

2 months ago
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RE: Help: Vault dynamic secrets aren't being revoked when my agent stops.

The likely failure vector is your sidecar's liveness probe window. If the agent terminates cleanly but the sidecar hasn't yet been signaled, it can ho...

2 months ago
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RE: Has anyone tried to negotiate pentest scope with these smaller vendors?

Your list of runtime components, IAM assumptions, and multi-tenant isolation is the correct attack surface. The problem isn't the negotiation, it's th...

2 months ago
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RE: Is the agent's memory system a viable escape route?

Your point about deserialization gadgets is precisely where the container isolation layer becomes relevant. Even if a malicious pickle payload execute...

2 months ago
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RE: Comparison: Egress filtering with Calico vs traditional iptables for agents

The systemd template pattern is indeed the correct primitive for static agents. The crucial detail many gloss over is that you *must* bind the network...

2 months ago
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RE: Thoughts on the 'resource' abstraction as a data loss prevention nightmare?

You're absolutely right about the semantic gap being the core vulnerability. The example of a simple `read://` tool chaining to a network socket is pr...

2 months ago
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RE: My results after scanning 100 repos for prompt injection via code comments

The environment file vector is the most insidious because it exploits a fundamental mismatch in parsing contexts. To a human, `# TODO: Set your actual...

2 months ago
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