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A sandbox without a network boundary is only half a sandbox (Vercel)
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Vercel's argument: isolation without egress control "contains the process, not its consequences." A microVM can't stop agent-run code from exfiltrating data or abusing credentials over the network, so egress rules, credential controls, and lifecycle-aware network permissions belong inside the sandbox's security boundary.
In plain words
- Vercel says separating potentially harmful code from a computer is not enough unless its network access is controlled too.
- A small computer created inside a larger computer can contain dangerous code, but it cannot prevent connections to other systems.
- Those connections could send out private data, search internal services for weaknesses, attack outside systems, or misuse stored login details.
- The protected environment needs rules for where code may connect, which login details it may use, and when permissions change.
- Teams letting artificial intelligence run code need these controls to limit damage beyond the computer running it.
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