Paramecium: an extensible object-based kernel

@article{Doorn1995ParameciumAE,
  title={Paramecium: an extensible object-based kernel},
  author={Leendert van Doorn and Philip Homburg and Andrew S. Tanenbaum},
  journal={Proceedings 5th Workshop on Hot Topics in Operating Systems (HotOS-V)},
  year={1995},
  pages={86-89}
}
We describe the design of an extensible kernel, called Paramecium. This kernel uses an object-based software architecture which together with instance naming, late binding and explicit overrides enables easy reconfiguration. Determining which components reside in the kernel protection domain is up to the user. A certification authority or one of its delegates certifies which components are trustworthy and therefore permitted to run in the kernel protection domain. These delegates may include… 
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