Why Join?
Membership helps organisations learn faster, shape shared work, and contribute to the hardware, software, assurance, and skills needed for CHERI adoption.
A secure computing ecosystem spans processor design, software, research, product engineering, public policy, and deployment. Membership provides a structured way for organisations working in these areas to address connected problems together.
Reasons to join
Influence practical priorities
Members can bring product requirements, compatibility needs, and deployment constraints into working groups, helping shared effort focus on the blockers that matter to adopters.
Learn from implementers
Members exchange experience with people working on hardware, toolchains, operating systems, languages, compartment models, assurance, and migration. Earlier access to context can reduce duplicated investigation.
Share the work
Members can contribute to common guidance, software, tests, events, and education. Shared foundations allow each organisation to spend more effort on the parts that differentiate its products or mission.
Build credible visibility
Participation in ecosystem events and communications can demonstrate a sustained commitment to memory safety. Membership supports, but does not replace, precise evidence for product claims.
Connect supply and demand
Membership connects organisations developing CHERI components with organisations evaluating them. Better understanding between those groups can improve roadmaps and reduce adoption risk.
Decide whether membership fits
Before joining, an organisation can identify the outcomes it wants, the expertise or resources it can contribute, the working groups it expects to engage with, and who will own participation. Membership creates most value when people have time and authority to take part.
The Alliance welcomes companies, researchers, individuals, public organisations, and open-source communities interested in CHERI. Review membership benefits and options and use the contact route for current terms.