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Safeguard articles tagged "rust" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

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Vulnerability Management

Dataflow Analysis in Modern Codebases

Dataflow analysis is the workhorse behind most vulnerability research. Here's how it adapts to TypeScript, Rust, and the polyglot realities of modern software.

Mar 15, 20268 min read
Open Source Security

Rust Procedural Macros: Security Risks

Proc macros are Rust code that runs at compile time with the privileges of the developer. They are one of the most underexamined pieces of the Rust supply chain.

Mar 14, 20266 min read
Open Source Security

crates.io's Security Team in 2026: Response Workflow, Notification Policy Change, and the Alpha-Omega Investment

After the September 2025 phishing wave and the December evm-units removal, the crates.io team announced a notification policy update in February 2026 and the Rust Foundation deployed crate-scanning infrastructure funded by Alpha-Omega.

Mar 12, 20267 min read
Engineering

Rust Crate Security: cargo audit, cargo vet and Beyond

cargo audit catches known-bad versions, cargo vet forces someone to actually read the code. What each tool covers, what neither covers, and how to run both without hating your CI.

Mar 11, 20266 min read
Open Source Security

Rust Feature Flags: Supply Chain Implications

Cargo feature flags look like a compilation convenience but they are a load-bearing piece of your supply chain posture. Here is why.

Mar 9, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

Rust Tokio Dependency Security Review

Tokio is the async runtime underneath most production Rust. A supply chain review of Tokio and the crates that orbit it — dependencies, CVE history, and what changes across versions.

Mar 7, 20266 min read
Language Security

Zig's Memory Safety Model: A Security Analysis for Systems Programmers

Zig offers memory safety features that C lacks but does not go as far as Rust. For security-critical code, understanding where Zig sits on the safety spectrum matters.

Mar 7, 20266 min read
Open Source Security

rust crates.io Security Model Reviewed

A look at how crates.io handles authentication, yanking, namespace squatting, and the supply chain risks that remain in mid-2024.

Mar 4, 20266 min read
Best Practices

Rust Edition Migration Security Notes

Field notes from migrating a production workspace from Rust 2018 to 2021, and what to watch for when 2024 lands in edition transitions.

Feb 28, 20267 min read
Application Security

Tauri Desktop App Security Model: What Developers Need to Know

Tauri offers a fundamentally different security model than Electron for desktop applications. Understanding its permission system, IPC boundaries, and supply chain implications is critical.

Feb 28, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

Rust no_std Supply Chain Considerations

Writing Rust for embedded or kernel targets drops you into no_std territory, and the supply chain rules are different there. A practical look at what changes and why.

Feb 26, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

cargo audit vs cargo deny

A practical head-to-head between cargo-audit 0.21 and cargo-deny 0.16 based on six months of running both in production CI pipelines.

Feb 21, 20266 min read

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