Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Our 'CHERI' project on computer security leads the UK government's £170m 'Digital Security by Design' programme. Here, two of the project leaders - Prof Simon Moore and Dr Robert Watson - talk about the Capability Machine. This computer from the 1970s experimented with 'capabilities' (or unforgeable tokens of authority) as a way to enhance the security of computer hardware. Robert and Simon discuss the ideas - like software compartmentalisation - the Machine's creators were working with and how it has led to the research they are conducting today.
Our 'CHERI' project on computer security leads the UK government's £170m 'Digital Security by Design' programme. Here, two of the project leaders - Prof Simon Moore and Dr Robert Watson - talk about the Capability Machine. This computer from the 1970s experimented with 'capabilities' (or unforgeable tokens of authority) as a way to enhance the security of computer hardware. Robert and Simon discuss the ideas - like software compartmentalisation - the Machine's creators were working with and how it has led to the research they are conducting today.
