I'm writing a wiki which allows arbitrary code to be run in the
page generation process.  In order to keep this from endangering
the server, my plan is to run the code within a jail within a VM.

The jail would provide lightweight file system protections; the
VM would provide robust file system protections, as well as some
protections against the code initiating unwanted IP connections.

So, when the main wiki app receives a request for a page, it
makes a request to the page generation app.  The generation app
should have extremely limited networking access (eg, a single
port on the host machine, served by a very paranoid program).

Can VirtualBox provide this kind of control?  If so, where might
I find information on how to set up such a configuration?

-r
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