minix3-ipc

Secure IPC between user processes

Information regarding Minix3

• MINIX 3 Github Mirror
• MINIX 3 Official Docs

Prerequisites

• Before running any of the below extensions, MINIX 3 must be installed and the world should be rebuilt following these guidelines: MINIX 3 Rebuilding the System

shell - Shell Implementation

A simple shell which incorporates a few extra features other than the classic fork and execution of processes.

mailbox-ipc - Mailbox IPC

MINIX currently supports kernel IPCs that allows a sender to send a message to a single receiver and does not allow user processes to send to one another. This mailbox IPC consists of a new set of system calls which allow user processes to communicate with one another.

mailbox-ipc-secure - Protection for the Mailbox IPC

Added security paradigms to the mailbox IPC utilizing access control lists and the notion of a superuser who may assign mailbox owners and their respective privileges.