Docker Security Questioned

By John P. Mello Jr  01/15/15 
 
Security questions recently have been raised about Docker, a promising technology for running applications in the cloud. Docker is an open source initiative that allows applications to be run in containers for flexibility and mobility only dreamt of in the past.
"Since the 70s, programmers have been talking about reusable code and the ability to migrate applications," noted IDC analyst Al Gillen.
However, "that's a dream that's never been realized," he told LinuxInsider."One of the things that's been the Holy Grail of application development for the last 40 years has been the ability to run an application on any device."
Docker has the potential to do that.
"Docker is a way of packaging an application with all it needs to be operational, so it can be dropped into any environment running the Docker interface," Gillen explained.
 
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