Cosign support in VxWorks RTOS container engine

Wind River now supports Sigstore's Cosign for its real-time operating system (RTOS) container engine, providing enhanced security for VxWorks-based devices using containers for software deployment and management. VxWorks is the sole RTOS that supports Open Container Initiative(OCI)-compliant containers. In 2022, Wind River added support for the overlay file system to their existing real-time embedded container engine. The overlay file system is an important component for application isolation. This container engine, which was first released in 2021, is designed for VxWorks and was developed based on customer feedback and the use of OCI specifications under the CNCF. Wind River offers assistance for Kubernetes through an authentic embedded kubelet. This eliminates the need for obscure tools and workflows, allowing teams to save money and reduce risks by utilizing open standards, familiar workflows, tools, and infrastructures to deploy, operate, manage, and update real-time safe and certifiable software for an RTOS, just like they would with Linux. “As the first and only RTOS to support OCI-compliant containers, VxWorks is simplifying software deployment and management, effectively reducing operational costs, to develop and deploy intelligent edge software better and faster, without compromising determinism and performance,” said Avijit Sinha, chief product officer, Win...