diff --git a/docs/reference/security.rst b/docs/reference/security.rst index c2603dd33ee5..6093063bd98e 100644 --- a/docs/reference/security.rst +++ b/docs/reference/security.rst @@ -34,10 +34,16 @@ The private security mailing address is: `security@apache.org `_. -Considerations +Security Model -------------- The default binary generated by TVM only relies on a minimum runtime API. The runtime depends on a limited set of system calls(e.g. malloc) in the system library. + +TVM RPC server assumes that the user is trusted and needs to be used in a trusted network environment +and encrypted channels. It allows writings of arbitrary files into the server and provide +full remote code execution capabilities to anyone who can access this API. + + AutoTVM data exchange between the tracker, server and client are in plain-text. It is recommended to use them under trusted networking environment or encrypted channels.